One of the best presentations was by Diane Duncan, MD(pictured above), a leading plastic surgeon from Colorado who presented her data on Invasix, with whom she's been doing clinical trials for their RF liposuction/skin retraction device. On their website, it is billed as the first "RFAL," or Radio Frequency Assisted Liposuction device. What follows is a guest post by Dr. Duncan:
"One of the most exciting new technologies we have come across is made by a new Israeli company Invasix. Their device is a radiofrequency modulated liposuction and skin retraction device, currently being reviewed by the FDA for approval.
I have been doing some phase III clinical trials. This device is used internally during liposuction and caused unidirectional heating of the skin. The heating is more uniform than can be achieved with laser liposuction and quicker. The device also can control the amount of skin heating by decreasing energy when the skin achieves the correct temperature. This machine seems to offer a real advantage in obtaining localized skin surface area reduction without skin excision.
Many patients that we would have previously treated with an abdominoplasty may achieve excellent results with radiofrequency assisted liposuction alone. The next study will be a split abdomen study, comparing traditional liposuction to the radiofrequency modality. A 3-D CAD system will be used to measure both volumetric and skin surface area changes."
Dr. Jason Pozner
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center
Dr. David J. Godlberg
Sanctuary Medical Aesthetic Center
Skin Laser Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ
