Noninvasive Body Contouring by Focused Ultrasound: Safety and Efficacy of the Contour I Device in a Multicenter, Controlled, Clinical Study

Teitelbaum, Steven; Burns, James MacGregor; Kubota, Junko; Matsuda, Hidenori; Otto, Morkel J; Shirakabe, Yukio; Suzuki, Yoshiro; Brown, Spencer A.

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“…Our findings matched with Teitelbaum and his colleagues (2007) who found a significant effect on circumference reduction and body contouring by US cavitation when combined with tripollar RF. Significant circumference reduction effect may indicate a 50% greater mean circumference reduction than was achieved by a single treatment session of either treatment alone [21]. Also, Coldiron (2008) reported several explanations for the increased efficacy of the combined US and RF modalities.…”

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Efficacy of Ultrasound Cavitation, Tripollar Radiofrequency Lipolysis and Combination Therapy on Abdominal Adiposity

Gendy¹,

Mohamed²,

Ali³

2017

IJPR

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Background: Central obesity or increased intra-abdominal fat is associated with a statistically higher risk of heart disease, hypertension, insulin resistance, and diabetes mellitus type 2.Objective: This study was conducted to investigate and compare the effectiveness of tripollar radiofrequency lipolysis (RF), ultrasound (US) cavitation and their combination on abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and waist circumference (WC) in patients with abdominal adiposity.Subjects: Thirty subjects suffering from localized fat deposits at the abdominal area with age ranged from 25-50 years old, BMI more than 30 kg/m 2 assigned randomly into three equal groups: Group (A) consisted of 10 subjects with mean age and BMI were 38.7±6.63 years and 33.55±1.31 kg/m 2 respectively. Group (B) consisted of 10 subjects with mean age and BMI were 34.3±7.76 years and 33.57±1.57kg/m 2 respectively. Group (C) consisted of 10 subjects with mean age and BMI were 34.3±7.76 years and 32.99±3.73 kg/m 2 respectively.Methods: Group (A) received US cavitation (AC 220 Volt. 40 KHz) twice weekly for 10 sessions. Group (B) received tripollar RF (AC 220 Volt .1MHZ. 50 Watts) twice weekly for 10 sessions. Group (C) received combination therapy (both tripollar RF and US cavitation) twice weekly for 10 sessions. Subjects in all groups were assessed using ultrasonography and tape measurement before treatment then after treatment after 10 sessions to measure subcutaneous fat thickness and WC.Results: Showed that there was statistical significant difference between pre and post treatment within each group (A, B and C) for abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and WC. But there was a non-statistical significant difference between group A and group C; also, there was no statistical significant difference between group A and group B, while, there was a statistical significant difference between group B and group C in management of abdominal adiposity.Conclusion: Ultrasound cavitation, tripollar RF and their combination were effective methods for management of abdominal adiposity, but combination therapy were the most effective.

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Efficacy of Ultrasound Cavitation, Tripollar Radiofrequency Lipolysis and Combination Therapy on Abdominal Adiposity

Gendy¹,

Mohamed²,

Ali³

2017

IJPR

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“…Em quantidades elevadas, essas lipoproteínas aumentam o risco de desenvolvimento da doença aterosclerótica 3 . Poucos foram os estudos que avaliaram o impacto deste procedimento no perfil lipídico [11][12][13][14][15][16] . Apenas Moreno-Moraga et al 11 demonstraram ligeiro aumento dos TG plasmáticos em ambos os gêneros mesmo não havendo sobrecarga hepática na imagem ultrassonográfica.…”

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Ultracavitação E Triglicerídeos Plasmáticos: Estudo Piloto De Intervenção

Diogo¹,

Santos²,

Félix³

et al. 2017

Rev Pesq Fisio

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Introdução. A ultracavitação (UC) é uma das técnicas não invasiva frequentemente utilizada para redução da gordura localizada. A maioria dos estudos envolvendo este tipo de recurso tem como desfecho primário as alterações estéticas ocorridas, pouco se investigando as alterações relacionadas ao metabolismo lipídico. Objetivo. Descrever a resposta dos triglicerídeos de homens submetidos a sessões de UC. Materiais e Métodos. Incluídos homens com idade entre 40 e 50 anos, circunferência abdominal (CA) > 90 cm, classificados como ativos ou sedentários. Excluídos indivíduos dislipidêmicos, diabéticos, tabagistas, com alterações hepáticas e/ou renais, doenças cardiovasculares, em uso de medicações emagrecedoras e/ou termogênicas ou que já tivessem realizado algum tratamento estético para adiposidade abdominal. Os indivíduos foram divididos em grupo ativo (GA) e sedentário (GS) e submetidos a oito sessões de UC em região abdominal e flancos com intervalo de sete dias entre elas. Coletadas amostras sanguíneas imediatamente antes e 24h após cada sessão para dosagem dos triglicerídeos plasmáticos (TG). Resultados. Avaliados seis indivíduos. Houve elevação na média dos TG entre a primeira e oitava sessão de 17mg/dL no GS, enquanto no GA foi de 34 mg/dL. Já em relação a CA houve uma redução média de 4cm no GS, enquanto que no GA esta redução foi de 8cm. Conclusão. Sessões de UC aumentam os TG de homens saudáveis, independente do nível de atividade física.

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“…Previous studies over efficacy of external ultrasonic lipolysis have been controversial. In a study by Teitelbaum et al 12 on 164 patients, an average reduction of 2 cm per treatment in circumference girth is reported. Similar result was observed by Moreno-Morago et al 10 that demon- Owing to tight control of the weight, we eliminated the bias effects of weight loss on circumference reduction.…”

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“…To our knowledge, limited studies have been focused on clinical outcomes of focused ultrasonic lipolysis and there is controversy over the long-lasting effects of this procedure. [9][10][11][12] This study was performed to assess the short-term as well as long-term effects of focused ultrasonic lipolysis on abdominal contouring.…”

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Focused Ultrasound Lipolysis in the Treatment of Abdominal Cellulite: An Open-Label Study

Moravvej¹,

Akbari²,

Mohammadian³

et al. 2015

J Lasers Med Sci

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Noninvasive Body Contouring by Focused Ultrasound: Safety and Efficacy of the Contour I Device in a Multicenter, Controlled, Clinical Study

Abstract: The Contour I device provides a safe and effective noninvasive technology for body contouring.

Cited by 123 publications

References 17 publications

Efficacy of Ultrasound Cavitation, Tripollar Radiofrequency Lipolysis and Combination Therapy on Abdominal Adiposity

Efficacy of Ultrasound Cavitation, Tripollar Radiofrequency Lipolysis and Combination Therapy on Abdominal Adiposity

Ultracavitação E Triglicerídeos Plasmáticos: Estudo Piloto De Intervenção

Focused Ultrasound Lipolysis in the Treatment of Abdominal Cellulite: An Open-Label Study

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