ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy versus Manual Lymphatic Drainage on Cellulite after Liposuction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative Analysis of Cellulite Treatment Modalities: A Systematic Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) as a mechano-metabolic transducer: coordinating lipid homeostasis through mechanical cues.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of Cellulite and Comprehensive Review of the Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Utility of Intervention.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Aesthetic Rehabilitation Medicine: Enhancing Wellbeing beyond Functional Recovery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Non-invasive Body Contouring Technologies: An Updated Narrative Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionCellulite is associated with variations in the skin appearance with cottage cheese, mattress-like, or orange peel. The most common areas for these lesions are the posterior or upper thighs and buttocks and mainly affect females after puberty. The objective of the study was to determine whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) or manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is more effective for the reduction of the grade of cellulite after liposuction.
methodsThis study is a single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. Thirty females with grade 3 cellulite were randomly distributed into two groups equal in number (
resultsThe mean values of the skinfold caliper in group A decreased by 24.4% and in group B by 15.38% with a significant difference between the two groups (
conclusionsThere was more reduction in the grade of cellulite and thickness of subcutaneous fat in the ESWT group than the MLD group after liposuction.
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