Radio Frequency Energy for Non-invasive and Minimally Invasive Skin Tightening

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-448

  Mulholland, R Stephen ^a  

^a Department of Plastic Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fractional radiofrequency; Invasix; Nonablative; Radiofrequency; RFAL; Skin contraction; Skin tightening; Tissue tightening

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHROMATOPHORE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DEVICE SAFETY; EDEMA; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHELIZATION; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ERYTHEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FRACTIONAL LASER RESURFACING; HEATING; HUMAN; LIPOATROPHY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SCAR; SKIN LAXITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN TIGHTENING; SWELLING;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIO WAVES; REJUVENATION; SELF CARE; SKIN AGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961120442     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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