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Profound device

At the Dr Tatiana Aesthetic Dermatology Clinic, were among the first in England to use Profound, an award-winning regenerative treatment designed to tighten loose skin, lift sagging skin, remodel scars, smooth cellulite and reduce excess fat. Named ‘New Treatment of the Year’ at the MyFaceMyBody Awards USA in 2018, Profound is the first and only injectable radiofrequency treatment to be FDAapproved for the face, neck and body.

The Profound system is a minimally-invasive treatment that delivers radiofrequency (RF) thermal pulses to the reticular dermis, creating thermal injury zones in a fractional manner without damage to the dermal-epidermal junction, epidermis or subcutis. The device uses temperature sensors within its needles to reliably heat the tissue to 67 degrees for four seconds. Studies have shown that this specific temperature and duration results in significant increases in reticular dermal volume, cellularity, hyaluronic acid and elastin content within 10 weeks of treatment.

Profound offers an effective alternative to surgery for skin laxity and cellulite, which carries significant risks, including prolonged wound healing, scarring and poor aesthetic outcome. Other non-surgical options, including laser therapies and other radio-frequency systems, have shown modest improvements and variable patient satisfaction rates. In contrast, evidence from randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that the Profound system results in a significant reduction in the skin laxity of the face and neck relative to a surgical facelift. Results also display a 100% response rate for rhytides, and a 93% success rate for the treatment of cellulite. (See images).

The treatment involves applying local anaesthetic cream, cleaning of the treatment area and local infiltration of topical anaesthetic and adrenaline. Profound has two modes: Dermal is used for skin tightening and scar remodelling, while SubQ is used to treat cellulite and excess fat. Treatments take approximately 90 minutes in total with minimal adverse events such as transient erythema, ecchymoses and oedema resolving within five days. AM

The device uses temperature sensors within its needles to reliably heat the tissue to 67 degrees for four seconds

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Dr Tatiana Lapa qualified as a doctor at St George’s Medical School. While attaining her membership to the Royal College of General Practitioners, she became interested in non-surgical aesthetics and was awarded a First-Class Masters Degree in Aesthetic Medicine at Queen Mary University. She established the Dr Tatiana Clinic in 2014. Dr Tatiana’s research interests are focused around the safety and effectiveness of cosmetic treatments and she has been published widely in the national press and scientific journals.

This article appears in August 2019

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