Author(s)

Patrícia Froes Meyer^1*, Laura Vieira Pires Diniz², Ruth Gaioso Cartaxo Sousa², Júlio Davi Costa Silva², Eneida de Morais Carreiro², Rafaella Rêgo Maia³, Ciro Dantas Soares², Fernando Cesar Câmara³, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da Silva³

¹University Center of Rio Grande do Norte, UNI-RN, Natal, Brazil.
²Universida de Potiguar (UNP), Natal, Brazil.
³Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.

Cryofrequence is the combination of cryotherapy with radiofrequency, which promotes a “thermal shock” to the tissue, working simultaneously to skin flaccidity and localized adiposity. The efficacy of dermatological and hypodermic cryofrequency treatment was evaluated. This study reports the case of a 45-year-old woman with complaints of flaccidity and fat located in the infra-umbilical region in the preoperative period of abdominoplasty. The evaluation was performed before and after treatment through evaluation protocols, ultrasound examinations and histological findings through optic microscopy, microfocal and immunohistochemical analysis. The treatment was performed in 4 sessions, with a weekly application, using the BHS 156 FULL®—BODY HEALTH BRASIL® apparatus, the parameters were temperature of -10°C, power in 70%, duration of 8 minutes. After the surgical procedure, parts of treated and untreated abdominal tissues were removed for evaluation. In the tests performed, significant destruction of adipocytes was detected, with consequent reduction of fat and greater expression of caspase-3 in the treated tissue, being constated the macrophage increase by CD68 expression. There was improvement in flaccidity, evidenced by the significant increase in the number of fibroblasts and inflammatory cells positive for Ki67, bringing more quantity and better quality to the collagen.

Cryofrequence, Localized Adiposity, Skin Flaccidity, Abdominoplasty

Meyer, P. , Diniz, L. , Sousa, R. , Silva, J. , de Morais Carreiro, E. , Maia, R. , Soares, C. , Câmara, F. and da Silva, R. (2022) Effects of Cryofrequence on Localized Adiposity: Case Study. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 10, 16-28. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2022.101003.