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01-09-2009 | Original Article
A New Approach for Adipose Tissue Treatment and Body Contouring Using Radiofrequency-Assisted Liposuction
Authors:
Malcolm Paul, Robert Stephen Mulholland
Published in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Issue 5/2009
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Abstract
A new liposuction technology for adipocyte lipolysis and uniform three-dimensional tissue heating and contraction is presented. The technology is based on bipolar radiofrequency energy applied to the subcutaneous adipose tissue and subdermal skin surface. Preliminary clinical results, thermal monitoring, and histologic biopsies of the treated tissue demonstrate rapid preaspiration liquefaction of adipose tissue, coagulation of subcutaneous blood vessels, and uniform sustained heating of tissue.