HOW IS RADIOFREQUENCY APPLIED?

It is important to heat the tissues, but keeping them warm for the longest time possible is more important, this is the key to effectiveness.

The amount of therapeutic effect (energy in the form of heat introduced in the skin through the application of radiofrequency) is measured in Joules. A calculation of the energy introduced should be made with a formula of the power used, measurement in watts per second of application: W per second: JOULES, total energy. And this total energy per surface unit is what truly scores the effectiveness of the result.

When a radiofrequency treatment is performed with rigor, the skin surface should be divided into squares of approximately 15 x 15 cm or 10 x 10 cm2. And this should be worked through square by square to reach the therapeutic and effective skin temperatures.

Each grid should "preheat" until the skin temperature, measured with a laser thermometer, indicates that the surface of the skin is at 40—41º C.

Once the "pre-therapeutic" temperature is reached, treatment really begins. The idea is to maintain the skin surface temperature for two minutes at an average of 42º C (which means that the temperature of the dermis and the subcutaneous cell tissue is at 60º C) to achieve the triple effect of:

  • Immediate contraction of the existing collagen and elastic fibres.
  • Stimulation by liberation of HSP (Heat Shock Protein) of the fibroblasts for neocollagen synthesis.
  • Direct lipolytic effect due to the increase in heat. (Destruction of fat cells that are more sensitive to sudden increases in temperature with direct reduction of volume in the fat or hypodermic plane).
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