THE EXPERIMENTAL SUBSTANTIATION OF THE APPLICATION OF RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) CURRENTS FOR THE CORRECTION OF INVOLUTIONAL CHANGES IN THE SOFT TISSUES OF THE FACE AND THE NECK

The technologies using radiofrequency impacts on the biological tissue are of crucial importance for both cosmetologists and plastic surgeons. The present paper is focused on the physical aspects of RF treatment and the results of experimental studies of the minimally invasive RF-lifting with the use of a KiK MediMaster-250 radiofrequency electrosurgical apparatus equipped with needle electrodes. It was shown that the RF current can be applied to heat the tissues in the controllable mode and thereby stimulate reparative processes in them. The proper choice of the current characteristics makes it possible to simulate the consequences of proliferation, reparation, and thermal destruction. The results of this experimental study confirmed the safety and efficacy of the proposed method that can be recommended for remodeling involutional changes in the soft tissues of the face and the neck.

radiowave lifting, RF-lifting, radiowave, reparation, neocollagenesis