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As an aesthetics provider, your priority is to offer therapies that deliver significant enhancement with little discomfort and downtime. Treatments using radio frequency (RF) technology have become a go-to choice because they fulfill these objectives, thrilling patients and generating positive financial returns for practitioners.
But why has RF become such an important part of non-invasive aesthetic medicine for body contouring and skin tightening? And what recent advances make it clear that RF’s role will only grow?
Radio frequency therapies have been used in medicine for more than 70 years. The treatments have become especially popular with patients who are seeking non-surgical tightening, with skin tightening falling in seventh place among the most popular non-surgical procedures in the United States in 2016.
In skin tightening and body contouring aesthetic treatments, RF waves are directed beyond the first layer of skin to the deep dermis and sub-dermal layers without impacting the epidermis. Different RF devices use different numbers and configurations of electrodes and varying electromagnetic fields to deliver RF waves below the skin’s surface and achieve their effects. The number of electrodes and their arrangement contributes to how the device reaches and maintains energy temperature and what patients experience during treatment. Monopolar arrangements, for instance, feature one electrode and require a return pad for the energy, which can cause heat spikes and inconsistent energy delivery. In comparison, more advanced RF systems employ multipolar radio frequency, where RF energy is evenly distributed across a number of electrodes for deeper energy penetration and a more even delivery.
RF isn’t the only non-invasive treatment around for skin tightening. Other methods have been studied, such as mechanical suction, laser, and light, with varying results. Studies that have reviewed clinical results for different therapies found that RF achieved clinical benefits at safer levels of energy than other technologies when used for skin laxity and greater (though still modest) circumferential reduction in body contouring. RF devices also are generally more affordable than many other technologies.
The aesthetics community is constantly striving to drive innovation. Recent research has focused on using RF in novel ways to achieve greater results, including longer treatment sessions and combination therapies.
Before considering longer treatment sessions, researchers first considered what patients wanted. Generally speaking, patients who are looking for non-surgical alternatives for fat reduction evaluate cost, effectiveness, and time commitment, all in comparison to the immediate visibility of their expected results to determine whether a treatment is worth the investment. Because non-invasive treatments would take longer, with less dramatic results, than a surgical intervention like liposuction, researchers wondered whether more noticeable outcomes could be produced with longer, more intense sessions of non-invasive treatments, dubbed “megasessions.” For this study, researchers used two to three two-hour treatments with a bipolar RF device featuring suction and vacuum technology instead of eight weekly sessions. The results were significant enough to warrant further investigation.
Likewise, combining RF and alternative fat reduction treatments is a method that allows treatment providers to better achieve a patient’s desired results via a customized combination treatment plan. Radio frequency skin tightening and body contouring treatments can be used alongside other treatment options to mitigate common side effects of both surgical and non-surgical procedures and enhance results. For example, one recent study found that a combination of cryolipolysis, which freezes and destroys fat cells, and multipolar RF with pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) treatments offered a 20% improvement in skin firmness and a 10% improvement in patient satisfaction.
The future is bright for aesthetic practitioners who embrace radio frequency technology. To learn more about the latest innovations in radio frequency for body contouring and skin tightening and what to look for in a cutting-edge RF treatment system, download our essential report, Advances in Radio Frequency Body Contouring and Skin Tightening.
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Venus Versa™ has CE Mark as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators have CE Mark for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators have CE Mark for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator has CE Mark for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ applicator has CE Mark for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicators on the Venus Versa™ system has CE Mark for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
Venus Bliss™ has CE Mark as a non-invasive medical aesthetic device enabling a comprehensive approach leading to body contouring, addressing fat reduction, skin tightening, circumference reduction, and cellulite reduction.
NeoGraft® has CE Mark with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation. It is an auto-graft system and can be used on both male and female patients.
Venus Legacy™ has CE Mark for the increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, cellulite reduction, and wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ has CE Mark for treatment of hirsutism (hair removal), permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9, and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Viva™ has CE Mark for the use in dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin, and the treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the DiamondPolar™ applicator.
Venus Epileve™ has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types. Venus Epileve™ is also CE-Marked for hirsutism.
Venus Freeze Plus™ has CE Mark for treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides using the DiamondPolar™ applicator, and CE Mark for the treatment of cellulite reduction, increase of skin tightening, and temporary circumferential reduction on the OctiPolar™ applicator.
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