title: Effect of low-intensity, low-frequency ultrasound treatment on anthropometry, subcutaneous adipose tissue, and body composition of young normal weight females.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Low-intensity, low-frequency ultrasound is increasingly being used for noninvasive, external body contouring as an alternative to liposuction or laser treatments.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of chronic localized treatment with a novel ultrasound device on subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness and fat mass in young, normal weight women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-eight females (mean age = 25.5 ± 0.66 [SE] year, mean BMI = 22.1 ± 0.37 kg/m2) underwent a 10-week bilateral treatment with the device in the gluteus-buttock-thigh area (Lipolysis program: ultrasound frequency = 150 kHz; power = 1.65 W/cm2), 48 min per session, two sessions a week. Subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness and fat mass were evaluated before and after treatment with ultrasound and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment was well tolerated by all participants. At the end of treatment, statistically significant reduction of subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness was found bilaterally at the gluteus and thigh site (-2.03 ÷ -2.79%). Trunk and lower limb fat mass were reduced as well (-3.48 ÷ -3.97%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A 10-week, low-intensity, low-frequency localized external ultrasound treatment is effective in reducing adipose tissue in females.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Anthropometry and Body Composition, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Milanese
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cavedon
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zancanaro
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: DXA; esthetic; fat; low-frequency ultrasound; low-intensity ultrasound