Doctors Compare Fractional RF Treatment to Facelift Surgery
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Dermatologists from Yale University School of Medicine recently published a study that attempts to objectively assess the skin tightening results of both cosmetic facelift surgery and fractional radiofrequency treatment.
Correction of facial skin laxity was the goal with both cosmetic treatments. To measure the results and compare the two, a randomized, blinded, comparative trial was designed. Doctors mixed photos of patients who underwent both facelift surgery and fractional radiofrequency treatment, then graded them on a 4-point skin laxity scale.
2 findings from the study are especially useful in comparing these two treatments:
- Mean skin laxity improvement of the RF treatment was 37 percent of the surgical facelift
- Patients in the RF group returned to normal activities 24 hours after treatment, while those in the facelift group did the same after 7 to 10 days.
