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. 2023 Jun;29(6):e13385.
doi: 10.1111/srt.13385.

An innovative temperature-controlling handpiece for face and body skin laxity and tightening treatment with radiofrequency

Pacifici Alvaro  1 , Oddo Alberto  1 , Fedeli Matia  1 , Pennati Beatrice Marina  2
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An innovative temperature-controlling handpiece for face and body skin laxity and tightening treatment with radiofrequency

Pacifici Alvaro et al. Skin Res Technol. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Radiofrequency therapy; collagen; esthetics; skin; skin temperature; women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Pennati Beatrice Marina is employed at El.En. Group. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A 4‐point Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) (None, Slight, Mild, and Excellent) was used to assess the improvement patient's skin tone before and 4‐8‐12 weeks after the last treatment. The majority of patients showed mild to excellent results even after 8 or 12 weeks from the last treatment. FU = Follow‐Up.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Clinical treatment results after the first session with the study device. (A) Twenty‐eight subjects (70%) underwent four treatment sessions on the face with the tripolar handpiece (15 min, up to 35 W, 41°C). (B) Twelve patients (30%) were treated with hexapolar handpieces on the abdomen (15 min, up to 50 W, 45°C). Both types of treatment showed mild to excellent results even after 12 weeks from the last treatment session.
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