15Mar 2020

EFFECT OF SHOCKWAVES ON FACIAL FLACCIDITY EVALUATED BY ELASTOGRAPHY

  • University Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • University Estacio de Sa, Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • Federal Universityof Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil.
  • University Santiago de Chile, Chile.
  • University Mayor, Chile.
  • University National Andres Bello, Chile.
  • University Centre of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Shock wave therapy (OCD) presents itself as a resource recently used for aesthetic purposes, due to its ability to activate tissue remodeling processes. This research was characterized as a randomized controlled clinical trial, carried out with 2 female participants, whose main complaint was the flaccidity of the face. The parameters used were: 4 applications, each with 2500 pulses, frequency 17 Hz and intensity 2.5 Bar. The study ended up observing that shock wave therapy is recommended for the treatment of facial flaccidity.


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[Ledda Alejandra Perez Zapata, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva, Betania Pena Fernandez, Andrea Daniela Arroyo Bravo, Angelica Rodas Machuca, Eneida Morais Carreiro, Liliane Santos de Vasconcellos and Patricia Froes Meyer (2020); EFFECT OF SHOCKWAVES ON FACIAL FLACCIDITY EVALUATED BY ELASTOGRAPHY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Mar). 963-966] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva
University Estacio de Sa, Natal, RN, Brazil.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10713      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10713