Multi-channeling optimized radiofrequency energy: A new age in well-established radiofrequency technology

Table 1 Case study patient details

Patient ID	Treatment area	Age	BMI	Number of treatments
VF-001	Thighs, abdomen plus flanks	28	23	6
VF-002	Abdomen	33	22	7
VF-003	Abdomen	44	26	6
VF-004	Abdomen	56	26	8
VF-005	Abdomen	31	26	Dropped from the study
VF-006	Abdomen	40	26	3
VF-007	Abdomen and thighs	23	25	Dropped from the study
VF-008	Arms and abdomen	70	31	8
VF-009	Thighs	34	25	3
VF-010	Abdomen plus flanks	61	27	5
VF-011	Abdomen	47	24	2
VF-012	Thighs	57	23	3
Average		43.7	25.4	5.1
SD (±)		14.1	2.2	2.1

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Skin impedance change post treatment (correlated to skin moisture level)

Patient ID	Treatment area	Skin moisture level (%)			Impedance (Ω)
		Initial	End	Change (%)	Initial	End	Change (%)
VF-001	Abdomen	38.9	48.4	20	156.4	123.5	21.0
VF-002	Abdomen	32.0	54.2	41	201.9	188.0	6.9
VF-003	Abdomen	39.6	46.1	14	139.1	114.6	17.6
VF-004	Abdomen	38.5	46.7	18	147.7	94.6	35.9
VF-005	Abdomen	38.9	48.4	20	143.9	97.0	32.6
VF-006	Abdomen	41.6	48.3	14	144.0	132.0	8.3
VF-007	Abdomen	38.9	48.4	20	144.2	104.2	27.7
VF-008	Abdomen	36.3	47.0	23	104.8	95.7	8.6
VF-009	Thigh	37.2	46.6	20	216.5	179.3	17.2
VF-010	Abdomen	40.0	56.3	29	114.3	110.0	3.8
Average		38.2	49.0	21.7	151.3	123.9	18.0
SD (±)		2.5	3.2	7.6	32.7	32.1	10.7

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)

Area	Circumference measurement		Circumferential reduction (cm)	Circumferential reduction (%)	Number of treatments	BMI (kg/m2)
	Baseline (cm)	4 wk post last treatment (cm)
Thighs	63	62.5	0.5	0.8	6	23
	58	58	0	0
	64	63.5	0.5	0.8
	56	56	0	0
	56.7	54.2	2.5	4.6	3	25
	52.5	51.4	1.1	2.1
	40.4	39	1.4	3.6	3	23
	40	39.4	0.6	1.5
Abdomen	94	90	4	4.4	6	23
	71.5	71	0.5	0.7
	92	90	2	2.2	4	27
	96	94	2	2.1
	87	85	2	2.4
	92	90.5	1.5	1.7	6	26
	93	95	-2	-2.1
	87	86.5	0.5	0.6
	83	82	1	1.2	8	26
	91	87	4	4.6
	101	95	6	6.3
	112	100	12	12	5	31
	104	104	0	0
	112	97	15	15.5	8	31
	104	96	8	8.3
	92	89	3	3.4	5	27
	96	92.5	3.5	3.8
	87	84	3	3.6
Arms	38	37	1	2.7	4	31
	36	34	2	5.9
	38	35	3	8.6	8	31
	36	38	-2	-5.3
	35	34	1	2.9	4	31
	35	36	-1	-2.8
	35	33.2	1.8	5.4	8	31
	35	34	1	2.9

BMI: Body mass index.