9. Indications

Indications for treatment with plasma-driven RF include focal lipodystrophy with mild to moderate soft tissue laxity. Post-bariatric patients can be treated if the need for skin contraction is less than 33% and if pendulosity of the tissue is mild. If the patient's focus is skin quality without excision, or improvement in poor soft tissue tone, the addition of this energy can improve outcomes. Patients who have given birth and want to restore their physique can also be helped, but diastasis recti can only be slightly improved with subcutaneous RF stimulation of the lax fascia. Breast lifting can be achieved to a significant degree, but the technique works best in patients with grade I and II ptosis and size C cup or less. The addition of a suspension suture can improve the outcome, especially for the subareolar and lower pole contour. Other popular treatment regions include the lower face and neck, upper arms, axilla, bra roll, abdomen and pubis, flanks, and circumferential thighs and knees.
