Open AccessEffects of Cryofrequency at Dermal and Hypodermic Level: Case Study
Author(s) -
Rafaella Rêgo Maia,
Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva,
Liliane Santos de Vasconcellos,
Fabiaunes da Silva,
Hevellyn Oliveira Marques Silva,
Eneida Morais Carreiro,
Júlio Davi Costa,
Patrícia Froes Meyer,
Fernando César Câmara,
Ciro Dantas Soares
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical science and clinical invention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-9576
pISSN - 2348-991X
DOI - 10.18535/ijmsci/v8i09.08
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoplasty , dermis , adipose tissue , hypodermic needle , reduction (mathematics) , anatomy , surgery , plastic surgery , geometry , mathematics , psychiatry , syringe
Background: Cryofrequency consists of the combination of cryotherapy and radiofrequency, acting simultaneously in the treatment of flaccidity and localized adiposity.Objective: To investigate the effects of cryofrequency at the dermal and hypodermic levels.Materials and methods: This is a case study, composed of one woman of 39-year-old, with interest to perform abdominoplasty surgery, presenting adiposity and flaccidity located in infra-umbilical region. Its treatment consists of eight cryofrequence applications.Results: There was reduction of 7 cm on supra-umbilical plicometry and 6 cm on infra-umbilical; a decrease of 2.7 kg of body weight. The ultrasound data show a decrease of 0.6 mm, in the thickness of the adipose layer. In the histological analysis: thicker epidermis, with more layers and dermis with greater number of fibroblasts and inflammatory cells, greater quantity of neoformed collagen tissue.Conclusion: The application of cryofrequence promoted reduction of adipose tissue and increased production of collagen.Level of Evidence: Level III, case-control study.