EFFECTS OF CRYOLIPOLYSIS WITH ADIPOSITY PLATES LOCATED WITH THE CRIOPLACE CONCEPT IN WOMEN
Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive method,
characterized by the localized cooling of adipose
tissue to around -5 to 15°C inducing a local
inflammatory response, which triggers a
mechanism of adipocyte apoptosis. It has been
observed that macrophages began to digest
apoptotic adipocytes; then, with the reduction of
the inflammatory infiltrate, there was a reduction
in the size and number of adipocytes,
culminating in the process of reducing localized
adiposity (1).
Cooling induces an increase in cellular
metabolism, so it uses the energy reserves stored
in adipocytes, generating a lipolysis mechanism
with hormonal and biochemical adaptations that
result in the reduction of adipose tissue reserves
(2). Conventional cryolipolysis uses applicators
that are connected to the skin through suction
with negative pressure, which cool the dermis
and hypodermis. Some devices differ in terms of
handling, application technique, and type of
applicator (3). Equipment without the suction
system has been used in clinical practice,
providing cryotherapy without suction, thus
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avoiding possible complications caused by
negative pressure. This type of equipment is
indicated for application in areas of difficult
coupling, areas that are not “nailable,” such as
outer thighs saddlebags, and upper abdomen,
with concentration of fibrotic tissue (4, 5, 6).
However, we have not found studies with
important results on the application in the
abdominal region for the treatment of localized
adiposity in women, thus generating the need for
this investigation.
The disadvantage of the use of plate
cryolipolysis is the need to apply it for longer
times, when compared to traditional applicators
(8, 9). It was possible to verify through
ultrasound and photographs that, in a sample of
40 patients, there was a reduction in adiposity in
the flanks region with an application time of 1 h
and 20 min at –5°C (5).
Based on these elements, this study sought
to investigate the effects of the plate
cryolipolysis technique, using the specific
equipment model called Crioplace™, in the
treatment of adiposity located in the abdomen
and flanks of women.
Cryolipolysis is a non-invasive method,
characterized by the localized cooling of adipose
tissue to around -5 to 15°C inducing a local
inflammatory response, which triggers a
mechanism of adipocyte apoptosis. It has been
observed that macrophages began to digest
apoptotic adipocytes; then, with the reduction of
the inflammatory infiltrate, there was a reduction
in the size and number of adipocytes,
culminating in the process of reducing localized
adiposity (1).
Cooling induces an increase in cellular
metabolism, so it uses the energy reserves stored
in adipocytes, generating a lipolysis mechanism
with hormonal and biochemical adaptations that
result in the reduction of adipose tissue reserves
(2). Conventional cryolipolysis uses applicators
that are connected to the skin through suction
with negative pressure, which cool the dermis
and hypodermis. Some devices differ in terms of
handling, application technique, and type of
applicator (3). Equipment without the suction
system has been used in clinical practice,
providing cryotherapy without suction, thus
284
avoiding possible complications caused by
negative pressure. This type of equipment is
indicated for application in areas of difficult
coupling, areas that are not “nailable,” such as
outer thighs saddlebags, and upper abdomen,
with concentration of fibrotic tissue (4, 5, 6).
However, we have not found studies with
important results on the application in the
abdominal region for the treatment of localized
adiposity in women, thus generating the need for
this investigation.
The disadvantage of the use of plate
cryolipolysis is the need to apply it for longer
times, when compared to traditional applicators
(8, 9). It was possible to verify through
ultrasound and photographs that, in a sample of
40 patients, there was a reduction in adiposity in
the flanks region with an application time of 1 h
and 20 min at –5°C (5).
Based on these elements, this study sought
to investigate the effects of the plate
cryolipolysis technique, using the specific
equipment model called Crioplace™, in the
treatment of adiposity located in the abdomen
and flanks of women.