INTRODUCTION Cosmetic surgery and medicine have undergone immense evolution over the last few years. Aesthetic medicine has expanded its horizons thanks to new methods, new devices and enhancedequipments, enabling us to achieve better and more lasting results Plastic surgery, instead, has improved the surgical techniques for face and body, making them less andless invasive; nowadays surgery is often combinedwith aesthetic medicine in order to allow a fasterrecovery and improve the overall aesthetic results.¬ Radiofrequency is…
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Efficacy of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Lifting and Tightening Lax Facial & Neck Skin
INTRODUCTION To meet increasing public demand about facial wrinkles and laxity due to aging, various noninvasive skin tightening & lif ting treatment options are utilized including chemical peeling, fractional laser, radiofrequency & high intensity focused ultrasound; however, the ideal treatment option has yet to be identified1,2,3,4. Recently, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) was used as novel treatment for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes5,6. Focused ultrasound is highly convergent and uses different frequencies of acoustic energy than…
Radiofrequência pulsada com multiagulhas: uma proposta terapêutica em rugas, flacidez e pigmentação periorbital
ABSTRACT Introduction: The periorbital subunit is one of the first regions to present signs of aging, resulting in sagging, wrinkles, and pigmentation. Surgical and non-surgical ambulatorial procedures, including chemical peels, lasers, neurotoxins, and cutaneous filling, form an important basis for the rejuvenation of this region Objective: The objective of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate the effectiveness of micro¬needling assisted radiofrequency for rejuvenating the periorbital region Methods: Retrospective study of the technique’s safety and…