Vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and abdominal exercises versus liposuction surgery in female abdominal adiposity / Noha Saied Ramadan Hussien ; Supervised Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy , Ashraf Ahmed Mohamed , Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

To evaluate effect of the vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and abdominal exercises versus liposuction surgery in female abdominal adiposity. Methods of evaluation were; (measurement of the abdominal circumference, abdominal skin fold and ultrasonographic depth of the abdominal fatty pad). Sixty female patients with abdominal adiposity were divided into two groups. Group (A): received the vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and abdominal exercises. Group (B): underwent the liposuction surgery with the postoperative care and follow up for two successive months, duration of treatment was 30 minutes session day after day for two successive months, in form of 15 minutes for the the vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and 15 minutes for the static and dynamic abdominal exercises. Results showed that the two protocols of treatment were effective, but the first protocol of vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and abdominal exercises was the best fruitful and beneficial in decreasing the abdominal adiposity. Both protocols of treatment were effective in decreasing the abdominal adiposity, but first protocol of vacuumized bipolar radiofrequency lipolysis and abdominal exercises was the best fruitful and advantageous

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