Unipolar versus bipolar radiofrequency treatment of rhytides and laxity using a mobile painless delivery method

Abstract

This randomized, split-face study with blinded evaluations employing a quantitative grading scale demonstrated that minimal pass, mobile energy delivery serial treatments with either the unipolar or bipolar handpieces of a novel RF device appears to safe and painless. Each handpiece demonstrated minimal clinical efficacy which was not statistically significant, but with a trend toward improvement in rhytides and laxity of facial skin.

Radiofrequency in the Female Genital Laxity - A Pilot Study

“…The use of the RF to treat facial and body skin laxity also has demonstrated clinical response positive, (13,14,15,16,17,18) however, in the literature there is a lack of studies that evaluate the therapeutic response of RF in laxity tissue of the labia majora. In this study, 100% of patients reported satisfaction with the appearance of their genitalia after treatment with RF.…”

“…It is noticed that most of the work involving the RF skin, sagging verify objectively the clinical response of this feature in tissue laxity and wrinkles, through photographs for over a observador, (13,15) but there is a lack towards the genital region. Possible changes in self-esteem and sexual function can also be influenced in increased satisfaction of these women, as the average of sexual function was improved.…”

Blinded, Randomized, Quantitative Grading Comparison of Minimally Invasive, Fractional Radiofrequency and Surgical Face-lift to Treat Skin Laxity

“…have used this grading scale in a prior study. 12 The evaluators were not informed of the randomized comparison to the surgical face-lift or of the nature of the intervention. Upon unblinding, the results were tabulated, grouped, and analyzed.…”

Consensus Recommendations on the Use of a Fractional Radiofrequency Microneedle and Its Applications in Dermatologic Laser Surgery

“…3,[8][9][10] In the medical field, RF energy has been used for over 80 years. 2,11 The initial application of RF to medicine was electrocautery in 1920s, but now RF is widely used for many medical conditions, ranging from surgery for minimal invasive technique to aesthetic procedures.…”

“…[8][9][10] RF devices generate electrical current using electromagnetic radiation. 2,10 When the current is applied to tissue, it encounters resistance, which is an inherent property of the particular tissue, also called as impedance.…”