Page 117 - Read Online

Original Article Plastic and Aesthetic Research

Blood lipid profiles following nonfocused

ultrasonic treatment for noninvasive body

contouring

Takashi Honda , Katsuhiro Kure , Hiroyuki Goto , Takuya Suzuki , Mariko Mogami ,
2
3
1
1
1
Tsukasa Isago 3
1 Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan.
2 Clinical laboratory, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan.
3 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan.
Address for correspondence: Dr. Takashi Honda, Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Medical
Center East, 2-20-1 Nishinippori Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-0013, Japan. E-mail: honda.takashi@twmu.ac.jp

Dr. Takashi Honda is Associate Professor in the Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at
Tokyo Womens’ Medical University, Medical Center East. His field of expertise includes facial
cosmetic surgery, maxillofacial reconstruction, aesthetic laser therapy, and breast surgery including
augmentation, reduction and reconstruction.

ABSTRACT
Aim: Blood lipid profiles changed following nonfocused ultrasound treatments for body contouring.
The present study elucidates clinical effects of these devices on adipose tissue. Methods: Ultrasound
treatments for 5 males and 5 females in a supine position, ages 37-67 years, were applied at 20 KHz
and 3.0 W/cm in modulated emission. Whole abdomen was treated by an ultrasound handpiece for
2
30 min followed by a 6-min lymphatic drainage. Waist circumferences at the level of the umbilicus and
body weight were measured before and immediately after treatment. Blood lipid profiles including
total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, triglyceride (TG), nonesterified
fatty acid (NEFA) and lipoprotein-a were measured at baseline, every 10 min during treatment, and
15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 min after treatment completion. Results: NEFA showed statistically higher
values after 10 min following treatment initiation. Subsequent values remained high despite some
fluctuation, reaching a maximum at 90 min. In contrast, TG gradually decreased in concentration until
the last measurement, especially for the first 30 min, with statistically significant reduction. Changes in
other lipid profiles and lipoprotein-a were not significant. Conclusion: Changes in NEFA concentration
were significant following ultrasound treatment, and suggest that metabolism of TGs stored within the
adipocytes occurred immediately after treatment initiation.

Key words:
Noninvasive body contouring; MC1 device; nonfocused ultrasound; cavitation; blood lipid profiles

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix,
tweak and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited
and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Access this article online
Quick Response Code: For reprints contact: service@oaepublish.com
Website:
http://parjournal.net How to cite this article: Honda T, Kure K, Goto H, Suzuki T,
Mogami M, Isago T. Blood lipid profiles following nonfocused
ultrasonic treatment for noninvasive body contouring. Plast Aesthet
DOI: Res 2016;3:107-10.
10.20517/2347-9264.2015.61
Received: 28-05-2015; Accepted: 30-12-2015
© 2016 Plastic and Aesthetic Research | Published by OAE Publishing Inc. 107