Hexsel D, Camozzato FO, Silva AF, Siega Cellulite is a commonality among most women and some men. As frustrating as it can be, researchers have discovered a variety of ways to curb its effects through technologies, including acoustic wave therapy (AWT). 30 women recently participated in a study to help discover just how effective this treatment can be...Read More

Cellulite is a multifactorial condition that is present in 80-90 % of post-pubertal women, commonly found on the posterolateral thighs, buttocks, and abdomen. It is described by an orange peel appearance of the skin surface and classified into four grades. Despite its high prevalence, it remains a major concern for women. Cellulite is a multifactor condition...Read More

Center for Shockwave Medicine and Tissue Engineering, Department of Orthopedic Surgery/Sports Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan) The purpose of this...Read More

Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Heinrich-Heine University, D-40021 Duesseldorf,Germany In vivo measurements in 26 female patients with lipedema and cellulite parameters were carried out before and after therapy by means of complex physical decongestive therapy (CPDT) including manual lymph drainage and compressionas main components and/or shock wave therapy (SWT). Oxidative stress parameters of blood...Read More

Christian Ottomann, MD,∗ Alexander Stojadinovic, MD, FACS, Philip T. Lavin, PhD, Francis H. Gannon, MD, Michael H. Heggeness, MD, Richard Thiele, MD, Wolfgang Schaden, MD, and Bernd Hartmann, MD As extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can enhance healing of skin graft donor sites, this study focused on shock wave effects in burn wounds. Click here...Read More

Christian Ottomann, MD, Bernd Hartmann, MD, Josh Tyler, MD, Heike Maier, MD, Richard Thiele, MD,Wolfgang Schaden, MD, Alexander Stojadinovic, MD, FACS – Between January 2006, and September 2007, 28 patients with acute traumatic wounds and burns requiring skin grafting were randomly assigned in a 1:1 fashion to receive standard topical therapy (nonadherent silicone mesh [Mepitel, Mölnlycke...Read More

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy – ESWT has had a wide use in rehabilitation, and has presented positive effects in the treatment of unaesthetic affections. The objective of the present study was to search, in the literature, the mechanisms of action and the physiological aspects of shockwaves acting on the biological tissue to improve the condition of...Read More

The aim of this meta analysis was to investigate the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in cellulite. Methods: Electronic databases (such as Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus and Ovid) as well as reference lists of the available studies were evaluated in June 2015 by two expert examiners. Assessment of each study’s methodological quality was performed...Read More

Karsten Knobloch • Beatrice Joest • Robert Kra ̈mer • Peter M. Vogt​ – Focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been demonstrated to improve wound healing and skin regeneration such as in burn wounds and scars. We hypothesized that the combination of focused ESWT and a daily gluteal muscle strength program is superior to SHAM-ESWT and gluteal...Read More

Preliminary results – (Caritas-Krankenhaus St. Josef, Klinik f ü r Plastische und Ä sthetische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungs-Chirurgie, Regensburg, Germany and Universit ä tsklinikum Regensburg, Funktionsbereich Plastische- Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Regensburg, Germany) Extracorporeal shock wave therapy has undergone continuous development and has become a well-established therapy option both in urology and in orthopaedics/trauma surgery. Experimental and clinical...Read More