The efficacy of a combination non-thermal focused ultrasound and radiofrequency device for noninvasive body contouring in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 203-207

  Shek, Samantha Y N ^a   Yeung, Chi K ^a   Chan, Johnny C Y ^a   Chan, Henry H L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; body contouring; fat; focused ultrasound; radiofrequency; UltraShape

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY FAT CALIPER; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON THERMAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; NONINVASIVE BODY CONTOURING; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT; SATISFACTION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPEUTIC USE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIO WAVES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959374776     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22406     Document Type: Article

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