RT Book, Section
A1 Narurkar, Vic A.
A2 Alam, Murad
A2 Bhatia, Ashish C.
A2 Kundu, Roopal V.
A2 Yoo, Simon S.
A2 Chan, Henry Hin-Lee
SR Print(0)
ID 1175118863
T1 Nonsurgical Tightening and Lifting in Ethnic Skin
T2 Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071487764
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175118863
RD 2024/04/23
AB Nonsurgical  tightening  with  devices  has  been  reported  with  unipolar  radio  frequency,  bipolar  radio  frequency,  and  combined  unipolar  and  bipolar  radio-frequency  devices,  combined  radio-frequency  devices  and  laser,  broadband  infrared  light  sources,  long-pulsed  infrared  lasers,  and  fractional  laser  resurfacing.  The  common  feature  for  all  these  devices  is  that  they  are  “color-blind”  in  theory,  and  should  not  pose  significant  risks  for  darker  skin,  as  they  do  not  interfere  with  the  chromophore  melanin.  Specific  studies  addressing  dark  skin  patients  with  these  devices  is  limited  and  it  is  generally  assumed  that  because  of  the  lack  of  competing  chromophores,  skin  tightening  with  all  the  aforementioned  devices  should  be  safe  in  skin  of  color.  The  bigger  controversy  is  the  actual  efficacy  of  these  devices  in  actual  three-dimensional  skin  tightening,  regardless  of  the  color  of  the  skin.  This  chapter  will  review  the  various  devices  utilized  for  skin  tightening,  their  mechanisms  of  actions,  issues  regarding  skin  of  color,  and  potential  complications.