RT Book, Section
A1 Brightman, Lori A.
A1 Reddy, Kavitha K.
A1 Anolik, Robert T.
A2 Geronemus, Roy G.
A2 Bernstein, Leonard J.
A2 Hale, Elizabeth K.
A2 Brightman, Lori A.
A2 Karen, Julie K.
A2 Weiss, Elliot T.
A2 Anolik, Robert T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175385439
T1 Devices for the Improvement of Body Contour
T2 Lasers and Related Technologies in Dermatology
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071746441
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175385439
RD 2024/09/16
AB With  an  increase  in  both  sedentary  activities  and  cosmetic  consciousness,  demand  for  treatments  that  improve  body  contour  continues  to  grow.1  Several  invasive  and  noninvasive  options  for  body  contouring  exist.  While  liposuction  and  other  surgical  corrections  remain  the  gold  standard  for  invasive  body  contouring,  patient  demand  for  noninvasive  methods  of  contouring  has  grown  significantly.  American  Society  for  Plastic  Surgery  2011  survey  data  found  noninvasive  treatments  for  cellulite  have  grown  by  21%  from  2010  to  2011  and  58%  from  2000  to  2011,  while  liposuction  has  decreased  by  42%  from  2000  to  2011,  and  invasive  surgical  body  contouring  procedures  after  massive  weight  loss  decreased  by  8%  from  2010  to  2011.2  Risks  and  undesirable  side  effects  of  invasive  treatments,  including  significant  pain,  swelling,  recovery  time,  infection,  and  surgical  scars,  may  be  avoided  with  many  noninvasive  treatment  options.  The  field  has  expanded  tremendously  in  recent  years,  growing  to  include  treatments  that  have  been  reported  to  reduce  fat  and  promote  adjuvant  skin  tightening,  with  subsequent  reduction  in  circumference.  Devices  currently  producing  these  effects  use  technology  that  targets  fat  through  infrared  heat,  radio  frequency  (RF),  ultrasound,  and/or  cryolipolysis.