A rare complication of radiofrequency treatment for cellulite of the lower leg

Radiofrequency (RF) is increasingly used as an aesthetic treatment for a variety of purposes ranging from the treatment of acne scarring, cellulite correction and skin and soft tissue rejuvenation. The majority of patients experience no complications, and the treatment is therefore also frequently a...

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Autores principales: Ulrich, F., Elahi, L., Schiraldi, L., Grobbelaar, A., Raffoul, W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9157220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35664462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2022.04.006
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author Ulrich, F.
Elahi, L.
Schiraldi, L.
Grobbelaar, A.
Raffoul, W.
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description Radiofrequency (RF) is increasingly used as an aesthetic treatment for a variety of purposes ranging from the treatment of acne scarring, cellulite correction and skin and soft tissue rejuvenation. The majority of patients experience no complications, and the treatment is therefore also frequently administered by non-medically trained staff. We present a patient, who developed severe 3rd degree burn after RF treatment requiring reconstructive surgery with a split thickness skin graft.
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spelling pubmed-91572202022-06-02 A rare complication of radiofrequency treatment for cellulite of the lower leg Ulrich, F. Elahi, L. Schiraldi, L. Grobbelaar, A. Raffoul, W. JPRAS Open Case Report Radiofrequency (RF) is increasingly used as an aesthetic treatment for a variety of purposes ranging from the treatment of acne scarring, cellulite correction and skin and soft tissue rejuvenation. The majority of patients experience no complications, and the treatment is therefore also frequently administered by non-medically trained staff. We present a patient, who developed severe 3rd degree burn after RF treatment requiring reconstructive surgery with a split thickness skin graft. Elsevier 2022-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9157220/ /pubmed/35664462 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2022.04.006 Text en © 2022 Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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A rare complication of radiofrequency treatment for cellulite of the lower leg
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