Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Dermatol. Nov 2, 2016; 5(4): 129-135
Published online Nov 2, 2016. doi: 10.5314/wjd.v5.i4.129
Table 1 Case study patient details
Patient IDTreatment areaAgeBMINumber of treatments
VF-001Thighs, abdomen plus flanks28236
VF-002Abdomen33227
VF-003Abdomen44266
VF-004Abdomen56268
VF-005Abdomen3126Dropped from the study
VF-006Abdomen40263
VF-007Abdomen and thighs2325Dropped from the study
VF-008Arms and abdomen70318
VF-009Thighs34253
VF-010Abdomen plus flanks61275
VF-011Abdomen47242
VF-012Thighs57233
Average43.725.45.1
SD (±)14.12.22.1
Table 2 Skin impedance change post treatment (correlated to skin moisture level)
Patient IDTreatment areaSkin moisture level (%)
Impedance (Ω)
InitialEndChange (%)InitialEndChange (%)
VF-001Abdomen38.948.420156.4123.521.0
VF-002Abdomen32.054.241201.9188.06.9
VF-003Abdomen39.646.114139.1114.617.6
VF-004Abdomen38.546.718147.794.635.9
VF-005Abdomen38.948.420143.997.032.6
VF-006Abdomen41.648.314144.0132.08.3
VF-007Abdomen38.948.420144.2104.227.7
VF-008Abdomen36.347.023104.895.78.6
VF-009Thigh37.246.620216.5179.317.2
VF-010Abdomen40.056.329114.3110.03.8
Average38.249.021.7151.3123.918.0
SD (±)2.53.27.632.732.110.7
Table 3 All measurement points of circumferential reduction per treatment area, number of treatments and body mass index (each line represents a separate measurement point)
AreaCircumference measurement
Circumferential reduction (cm)Circumferential reduction (%)Number of treatmentsBMI (kg/m2)
Baseline (cm)4 wk post last treatment (cm)
Thighs6362.50.50.8623
585800
6463.50.50.8
565600
56.754.22.54.6325
52.551.41.12.1
40.4391.43.6323
4039.40.61.5
Abdomen949044.4623
71.5710.50.7
929022.2427
969422.1
878522.4
9290.51.51.7626
9395-2-2.1
8786.50.50.6
838211.2826
918744.6
1019566.3
1121001212531
10410400
112971515.5831
1049688.3
928933.4527
9692.53.53.8
878433.6
Arms383712.7431
363425.9
383538.6831
3638-2-5.3
353412.9431
3536-1-2.8
3533.21.85.4831
353412.9