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Can cellulite be treated with low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy?

       

Authors Angehrn F, Kuhn C, Voss A

Published 15 January 2008 Volume 2007:2(4) Pages 623—630

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S1721

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Fiorenzo Angehrn1, Christoph Kuhn1, Axel Voss2

1Klinik Piano, Gottstattstrasse 24, Biel, Switzerland; 2SwiTech Medical AG, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

Abstract: The present study investigates the effects of low-energy defocused extracorporeal generated shock waves on collagen structure of cellulite afflicted skin. Cellulite measurement using high-resolution ultrasound technology was performed before and after low-energy defocused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in 21 female subjects. ESWT was applied onto the skin at the lateral thigh twice a week for a period of six weeks. Results provide evidence that low-energy defocused ESWT caused remodeling of the collagen within the dermis of the tested region. Improving device-parameters and therapy regimes will be essential for future development of a scientific based approach to cellulite treatment.

Keywords: cellulite (gynoid lipodystrophy), collagen structure of dermis, collagenometry high-resolution ultrasound of skin, low-energy defocused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), septa of subcutaneous connective tissue

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