Reduced Pulse Duration (1.0 second) and Shorter Treatment Intervals using UltraShape
Dean Ad El, MD, Beilinson Medical Center, Israel
Lipolysis by External Focused Ultrasound (UltraShape®)
Ascher B, Paris, France
Reduced Pulse Duration (1.0 second) and Shorter Treatment Intervals using UltraShape
Dean Ad El, MD, Beilinson Medical Center, Israel
International Masters Course of Aging Skin Asia (2008)
The trial included 26 patients who were treated on the abdomen with 1 second pulse, 3 treatments @ 2 week intervals.
Follow-up was performed 56 days post last treatment.
Results:
90% of patients experienced circumference reduction > 2.0 cm
3.95 cm average reduction in body circumference
1.6 kg average weight loss
3 mild skin effects – all resolved spontaneously same day
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Conclusion:
According to this study,treatment with 1.0 second pulse duration at two week treatment intervals is safe and shows equivalent results when compared to published clinical studies using 3.0 second pulse duration at four week intervals
Lipolysis by External Focused Ultrasound (UltraShape®)
Ascher B, Paris, France
International Masters Course of Aging Skin (2008)
The trial included 24 patients who were treated on the abdomen, 3 Treatments @ two week intervals with 112 day follow-up
Results:
-82% patients experienced 2-10 cm circumference reduction
-3.6cm mean reduction in body circumference
-Well tolerated with no patient related serious adverse events
Conclusion
- According to these clinical studies, treatment at two week intervals is safe and shows equivalent results when compared to published clinical studies using four week intervals between treatments
- Based on clinical studies experience physicians are now treating at intervals between 2-4 weeks based on what is most convenient for their patients