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Nonsurgical Nonablative Treatment of Aging Skin: Radiofrequency Technologies Between Aggressive Marketing and Evidence-Based Efficacy
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 05/19/09

Atiyeh BS et al. - The current review aims at summarizing the various nonablative methods currently in use for skin rejuvenation and to evaluate the evidence-based efficacy of a particular nonablative radiofrequency method: monopolar radiofrequency.

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Bishara S. Atiyeh, 05/20/09

Patients are driving the medical comunity to innovate.There is at present a pardigm shift from more invasive to less or minimally invasive alternatives to the traditional surgical face-lift that provide measurable improvements with minimal downtime. Nonablative radiofrequency facial rejuvenation is such an innovation that has received widespread publicity claiming great successes. But before recommending this technique it is imperative that we have accurate measures of how its success is defined.

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