Role of low frequency ultrasound in localized obesity

ABSTRACT

When it comes to reducing the volume of adipose tissue and improving shape, besides a proper diet combined to appropriate regular exercises, the approach has been so far the use of surgery involving obviously relatively invasive procedure. Clinical evaluation of a non - invasive treatment using low frequency ultrasound [LFUS] to improve shape and contour by reducing circumference and volume of areas with localized fat. One hundred patients carried out in this study their age ranged between 21 to 53 years and they were 80 females and 20 males. All patients subjected to complete history taking, general and musculoskeletal examinations and laboratory investigations [liver and renal functions and lipid profile before and after treatment] All patients then treated with low frequency ultrasound [LFUS], one session per week for sex sessions, the treated areas were the abdomen, hips and thighs and arms in females and only abdomen in males. All patients showed high significant circumference reduction within the treated area after 6 sessions, the mean reduction for abdomen was [6.37 cm in males and 6.9 cm in females] and for thighs was 5.5 cm and for arms was 4.75 cm. There was no significant changes in weight and lipid profile before and after treatment and no adverse effects were detected. The risk of currently available invasive procedures in body reshaping motivate a need for safer and non - invasive technologies for improving the appearance of body contours. A new device Proslimelt has been developed to reduce adipose tissue non - invasively