Multicenter study of noninvasive radiofrequency for periorbital tissue tightening

@article{Fitzpatrick2003MulticenterSO,
  title={Multicenter study of noninvasive radiofrequency for periorbital tissue tightening},
  author={Richard E. Fitzpatrick and Roy G. Geronemus and David Goldberg and Michael Kaminer and Suzanne Linsmeier Kilmer and Javier Guerra Ru{\'i}z-Esparza},
  journal={Lasers in Surgery and Medicine},
  year={2003},
  volume={33}
}
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This 6-month study evaluated the efficacy and safety of treatment with a nonablative radiofrequency (RF) device. [] Key MethodSTUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-six subjects received a single treatment with the ThermaCool TC System (Thermage, Inc., Hayward, CA) and were evaluated for 6 months after treatment.
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