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 […]
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 […]
The objective of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of noninvasive lipolysis of excess adiposities overlying the lateral thigh region using acoustic wave therapy (AWT). This study incorporates 2 mechanical waves with varying properties in the same session: radial […]
Carlotta Scarpa, MD, PhD, Vincenzo Vindigni, MD, PhD, and Franco Bassetto, MD Acoustic waves are mechanical waves recently used to activate tissue metabolism by exploiting the cell permeabilization caused by their passage. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]