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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Ex vivo human skin evaluation of localized fat reduction and anti-aging effect by TriPollar™ radio frequency treatments

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Pages 25-31 | Received 04 May 2009, Accepted 25 Jul 2009, Published online: 01 Dec 2009

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