Abstract

Purpose. This study was conducted to detect the effect of Cryolipolysis and Quadri-polar Radiofrequency on Post-Natal women with Abdominal Skin Laxity. Materials and methods. Forty post natal women complained of postnatal abdominal skin laxity selected randomly from El Kasre El Ainy University hospital in Cairo. They were divided into two equal groups group (A) (n = 20) and group (B) (n = 20), group A treated by eight sessions of cryolipolysis for 8 weeks (1session per/ week to abdominal area) the duration of each session is 20 minutes, while group (B) treated by non-invasive quadri-polar radiofrequency for 8 weeks (1session per/ week to abdominal area) the duration of each session is 20 minutes. BMI (kg/m2), Waist and hip circumference measurements were used for Whole body evaluation while two-point discrimination and photographic scale were used for Skin laxity evaluation before and after intervention. Results. There was significant reduction (p < 0.05) in BMI, waist hip ratio and two-point discrimination at both groups in the post treatment condition compared with the pretreatment. Also there was significant difference of two-point discrimination between both groups in favor to group B. Also There was a significant improvement in the Photographic scale at post-treatment in compared to pre-treatment in both groups (p < 0.05) and there was a significant improvement of the distribution of Photographic scale in favor of group B in compared to group A at post treatment (p < 0.05). Conclusion. Quadri-polar radiofrequency is yield more improvement than cryolipolysis in treating postnatal women with abdominal skin laxity.

Key words:

postnatal, skin laxity, cryolipolysis, radiofrequency