Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Facial Plast Surg. 2021 Apr;37(2):240-248. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1722890. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
The demand for noninvasive facial rejuvenation continues to increase as younger, well-informed patients enter the aesthetic market. We refer to a subset of these patients as "tweeners," those who present with early signs of neck and facial aging, but who have not yet developed changes significant enough to warrant a traditional excisional surgery approach. Many of these patients are in search of a minimally invasive intervention, a bridge in between observation and surgery. The authors describe their experience with radiofrequency (RF) technology as an in-office tool to address the aging face in a select patient population. This review also attempts to comprehensively search the existing body of literature to describe the RF technologies and devices available for facial rejuvenation. The efficacy and safety profiles of the devices are discussed, and the devices are categorized by their method of RF delivery-over (contact), through (microneedle), and under (percutaneous) the skin.
随着越来越多年轻、知情的患者进入美容市场，对面部非侵入性年轻化的需求持续增加。我们将这些患者中的一部分称为“青少年患者”，他们表现出早期的颈部和面部衰老迹象，但尚未出现足以需要传统手术方法来治疗的明显变化。许多患者正在寻找微创干预措施，作为介于观察和手术之间的桥梁。作者描述了他们使用射频 (RF) 技术的经验，将其作为一种在特定患者群体中解决面部衰老问题的门诊工具。本综述还试图全面搜索现有文献，描述可用于面部年轻化的 RF 技术和设备。讨论了设备的疗效和安全性，并根据 RF 传输方式（接触式、微针式和经皮式）对设备进行分类。
