I am listening to a couple of new RF tightening know-how. Are the outcomes they’re posting actual?
I’ve been attempting to do due diligence on this system because the firm contacted me a couple of month in the past. They haven’t made this straightforward and right here’s why I’m involved.
What’s it? It is a new strategy to ship radiofrequency (RF) into the dermis with probably much less discomfort, much less downtime and extra dependable outcomes. It’s a patented RF cannula inserted into the pores and skin after which moved underneath the pores and skin in a fanning movement to create the warmth that then tightens the pores and skin.
What’s to not like? Like many advertising campaigns, Reveal (the corporate who owns this) is just not making it straightforward to determine if these outcomes are actual. The know-how is patented by an Italian firm after which licensed by Reveal within the U.S. and being offered as Attiva.
Issues in regards to the firm Reveal, proprietor of Attiva:
- What’s uncommon is that Reveal is solely a advertising firm and never a tool firm. Often a tool firm will purchase or license a know-how from a European firm after which vet it themselves. They’ll publish about it, get FDA approval, and have a number of docs current this at conferences. None of this has occurred but.
- One U.S. plastic surgeon in Denver has developed the protocols to be used and printed earlier than and afters. It’s straightforward to see how this might be a battle. He’s a key member of the corporate and has a major monetary stake it appears.
- Reveal was began by Cynosure’s advertising group, who left the corporate collectively to start out Reveal. There’s a lawsuit in opposition to Reveal by Cynosure. There hasn’t been a great rationalization of the dangers of this go well with for the corporate.
Issues in regards to the knowledge:
- To begin with, there may be little or no knowledge. This system was supposedly launched in Europe, however didn’t launch properly. Why not?
- Is there knowledge from the EU that we’re not seeing?
- Why is all the information within the U.S. from one plastic surgeon who has a major monetary curiosity in Reveal?
- Why is the information not printed?
- Are the earlier than and afters, simply the highest 10% of outcomes? What % of sufferers are getting these glorious outcomes. The response from our reps was simply that “affected person satisfaction fee has been off the charts”. Kybella had glorious affected person satisfaction scores till it wasn’t free and was being utilized in extra clinics.
Potential for problems:
- Every time a substantial amount of warmth wanted to tighten pores and skin is used, there’s a potential for problems like fats divots, uneven outcomes, no outcomes, and many others. In my view, doable problems haven’t been addressed adequately by the corporate.
- We’d all wish to know extra about doable burns, divots, uneven outcomes, shade issues.
After the expertise with Ellacor, the place problems had been very a lot minimized by the corporate, all of us should be skeptical, I feel.
If anybody is aware of extra, I’d find it irresistible in the event you’d talk with us by calling our clinic at (206) 939-6633 and leaving a message or occurring our web site and contacting us that means.
I hope this helps, and I’d find it irresistible if this was actual…..however is it?
Brandith Irwin, MD
Concierge Dermatology & Laser, Seattle
Founding father of SkinTour
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