Effects of Cryolipolysis on Abdominal Adiposity

Effects of Cryolipolysis on Abdominal Adiposity

Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive technique of localized fat reduction. Controlled cold exposure is performed in the selective destruction of fat cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of cryolipolysis on adipocytes elimination through histological and sonographic analyses. This st...

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Published in:Case reports in dermatological medicine Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors: Neto, Luis Gonzaga de Araujo, Medeiros, Melyssa Lima, Tavares, Maely Azevedo da Silva, Oliveira, Glenda, Valentim da Silva, Rodrigo Marcel, Froes, Patricia Meyer, Andrada, Camila Procopio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2016
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adipocytes
Apoptosis
Case Report
Cooling
Dermatology
Inflammation
Skin
Brazil
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Summary:Cryolipolysis is a noninvasive technique of localized fat reduction. Controlled cold exposure is performed in the selective destruction of fat cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of cryolipolysis on adipocytes elimination through histological and sonographic analyses. This study reports the case of a 46-year-old female patient, with complaint of localized abdominal fat and in the preoperative period of abdominoplasty. The patient was submitted to a single 60-minute application of cryolipolysis, temperature of −5°C, on the hypogastrium area, 5 cm below the umbilicus. To study the effects of this treatment, ultrasound images taken before the session and 7, 15, 30, and 45 days after the therapy were analysed. After the abdominoplasty, parts of the treated and the untreated withdrawn abdominal tissues were evaluated macro- and microscopically. In ultrasound images, as well as in macroscopic and histological analyses, significant adipocytes destruction was detected, with consequent fat layer reduction and integrity of areas that were adjacent to the treated tissue. The presence of fibrosis observed during therapy and acknowledged through performed analyses encourages further studies to clarify such finding.
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Academic Editor: Alireza Firooz
ISSN:2090-6463
2090-6471
DOI:10.1155/2016/6052194