Author: Modena DAO1,2, da Silva CN3,2, Grecco C2, Guidi RM2,4,5, Moreira RG2, Coelho AA2, Sant'Ana E2, de Souza JR2,5
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>a Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences , University of Campinas (Unicamp) , Campinas , Brazil.
<sup>2</sup>c Ibramed Research Institute: Study Group in Technology Applied to Health , Amparo , Brazil.
<sup>3</sup>b Human Development and Technologies , Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
<sup>4</sup>d Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing , University of Campinas (Unicamp) , Campinas , Brazil.
<sup>5</sup>e Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada Ibramed (CEFAI) , Amparo , Brazil.
Conference/Journal: J Cosmet Laser Ther.
Date published: 2017 Oct
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Volume ID: 19 , Issue ID: 6 , Pages: 314-319 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1334928. Epub 2017 Jun 7. , Word Count: 171
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) has had a wide use in rehabilitation, and has presented positive effects in the treatment of unaesthetic affections. The objective of the present study was to search, in the literature, the mechanisms of action and the physiological aspects of shockwaves acting on the biological tissue to improve the condition of cellulite and localized fat. The systematic review of the literature was carried out in the period of September 2016 to February 2017 based on the bibliographic databases such as Lilacs, Medline, PubMed, and SciELO. Fifteen articles were identified in that systematic review, three of which were excluded as they did not make the complete access to the article available or the theme investigated did not encompass the objective of the study. The revision demonstrated that extracorporeal shockwaves present relevant effects on the biological tissue, which leads to the restructuring of skin properties and subcutaneous tissue, thus clinically improving the aspects of cellulite and localized fat.
KEYWORDS: Acoustic wave therapy; cellulite; extracorporeal shockwaves; shockwave cellulite; shockwave subcutaneous fat
PMID: 28590827 DOI: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1334928