ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2014
Predictability of the individual clinical outcome of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for cellulite.
Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03275259 (Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Gynoid Lipodystrophy and Localized Fat), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in the Treatment of Gynoid Lipodystrophy and Localized Fat
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does electrophysical agents work for cellulite treatment? a systematic review of clinical trials.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Cellulite: Current Understanding and Treatment.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Review
- Infrared thermography as valuable tool for gynoid lipodystrophy (cellulite) diagnosis.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy versus Manual Lymphatic Drainage on Cellulite after Liposuction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Cellulite: A Review.Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] · 2020Review
- Treatment for cellulite.International journal of women's dermatology · 2019Review
- Treatment of Dimpling from Cellulite.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2018Article
- Cellulite: a review with a focus on subcision.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2017Review
- Radial extracorporeal shock wave treatment harms developing chicken embryos.Scientific reports · 2015Article
- Fractionated Repetitive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy: A New Standard in Shock Wave Therapy?BioMed research international · 2015Article
- Radial Shock Wave Devices Generate Cavitation.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundExtracorporeal shock wave therapy has been successfully introduced for the treatment of cellulite in recent years. However, it is still unknown whether the individual clinical outcome of cellulite treatment with extracorporeal shock wave therapy can be predicted by the patient's individual cellulite grade at baseline, individual patient age, body mass index (BMI), weight, and/or height.
methodsFourteen Caucasian females with cellulite were enrolled in a prospective, single-center, randomized, open-label Phase II study. The mean (± standard error of the mean) cellulite grade at baseline was 2.5±0.09 and mean BMI was 22.8±1.17. All patients were treated with radial extracorporeal shock waves using the Swiss DolorClast(®) device (Electro Medical Systems, S.A., Nyon, Switzerland). Patients were treated unilaterally with 2 weekly treatments for 4 weeks on a randomly selected side (left or right), totaling eight treatments on the selected side. Treatment was performed at 3.5-4.0 bar, with 15,000 impulses per session applied at 15 Hz. Impulses were homogeneously distributed over the posterior thigh and buttock area (resulting in 7,500 impulses per area). Treatment success was evaluated after the last treatment and 4 weeks later by clinical examination, photographic documentation, contact thermography, and patient satisfaction questionnaires.
resultsThe mean cellulite grade improved from 2.5±0.09 at baseline to 1.57±0.18 after the last treatment (ie, mean δ-1 was 0.93 cellulite grades) and 1.68±0.16 at follow-up (ie, mean δ-2 was 0.82 cellulite grades). Compared with baseline, no patient's condition worsened, the treatment was well tolerated, and no unwanted side effects were observed. No statistically significant (ie, P<0.05) correlation was found between individual values for δ-1 and δ-2 and cellulite grade at baseline, BMI, weight, height, or age.
conclusionRadial shock wave therapy is a safe and effective treatment option for cellulite. The individual clinical outcome cannot be predicted by the patient's individual cellulite grade at baseline, BMI, weight, height, or age.
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