Noninvasive radio frequency for skin tightening and body contouring

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-17

  Weiss, Robert A ^a  

^a Maryland Laser Skin and Vein Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Radio frequency; Radio waves therapeutic use; Rejuvenation; Skin aging

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACNE; ARTICLE; BODY CONTOURING; BODY FAT; BODY MODIFICATION; CELLULITE; CHROMATOPHORE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DIODE LASER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ERYTHEMA; HEAT; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SCAR; SKIN TIGHTENING; THERMAL STIMULATION; WRINKLE; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; CUTIS LAXA; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEATING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; DEVICES; RADIATION RESPONSE; THERAPEUTIC USE;

CUTIS LAXA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEATING; HUMANS; RADIO WAVES; SKIN AGING;

EID: 84888174074     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: 15580768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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