Affiliation:
1. Ocean Clinic Marbella Spain
2. Division of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery University Hospital, LMU Munich Germany
3. Department of Plastic Surgery SANA Clinic Düsseldorf Gerresheim Düsseldorf Germany
Abstract
AbstractObjectiveWith more than 1.5 million performed procedures, liposuction was the second most performed esthetic surgical procedure all over the world in males and in females in the year 2020. The objective of this open‐label, evaluator‐blinded study was to assess the efficacy and safety of an energy‐based device that combines multipolar radiofrequency with pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) in patients that underwent liposuction.Materials and MethodsA total of 30 subjects, of whom 24 were females (80%), with a mean age of 48.4 ± 11.0 years (range: 27–69 years) and a mean weight of 69.5 ± 11.7 kg underwent unilateral treatment with radiofrequency and application of PEMF after bilateral liposuction. One month after the last of a total of six weekly treatments, skin elasticity, visco‐elasticity and net elasticity, as well as subject reported satisfaction on a 5‐point scale ranging from −1 (worse) to 3 (very much improved) and esthetic improvement ranging from 0 (very unsatisfied) to 4 (very satisfied) rated by three independent reviewers were assessed.ResultsThree independent and blinded reviewers rated the improvement of the treated side on average as 1.17 + 0.07 compared with baseline. Subjects were very satisfied with their treatment, with a mean score of 3.24 (0.03) out of 4 at the 1‐month follow‐up visit. Cutometer measurements showed no significant changes.ConclusionThis study revealed that the subjective satisfaction with the results of the application of RF and PEMF after liposuction is high, while at the same time the esthetic appearance as rated by independent raters improved on the treated side.