Background: Development of non-surgical skin tightening, rejuvenation and volume enhancement treatments as effective (also highly effective for Fitzpatrick 4-6 skin types) and affordable options.
Goals/Purpose: Improve facial sun damage, aging skin, melasma, rosacea, acne, pore size, fine lines, facial volume and loose skin of the neck for all skin types (Fitzpatrick 1-6).
Methods/Technique: Patients were enrolled; Demographic, medical info and treatment protocols were recorded. Patients were treated using a combination of:
1. RF technology: Using a multi channel radio frequency device which emits Radio Frequency (RF) energy at three different frequencies: 0.8MHz, 1.7MHz and 2.45MHz as well as a multi-channel mode that combines all three frequencies together. Treatments were executed using a multi-channel Bi polar radio frequency system which combines various treatment modes and frequencies in order to accurately target the dermal layer.
2. Fillers & neurotoxins
3. A light, medium & deep peel.
Treatments were performed by the author and his staff and results were documented and photographs taken before and after the treatments in order to show the improvements.
Results/Complications: 81 patients were treated (72 Female, 9 males),
average age 52.5 years (range: 23 - 90), 72 White, 3 African American, 2
Indian, 4 Mediterranean.
Average patient satisfaction was 7.1/10
(8 patients gave a satisfaction rating of 8/10, 12 patients gave a satisfaction
rating of 9/10 and over a quarter of patients (25) gave a satisfaction
rating of 10/10).
Conclusion: Significant improvement of the above mentioned conditions has been achieved using this combination of treatments. The skin rejuvenation treatments combined with the RF being Color blind have been proven to be highly effective in treating skin types 4-6 on the Fitzpatrick scale have also proven to be highly effective on darker and Asian skin types.
