title: Evaluation of safety and patient subjective efficacy of using radiofrequency and pulsed magnetic fields for the treatment of striae (stretch marks).
abstract: Stretch marks are common skin disorders that are dermal scars with associated epidermal atrophy. They are of significant concern or psychological concern to many. This manuscript describes the use of multipolar radiofrequency with pulsed magnetic fields that was successfully used to diminish these lesions in 16 subjects undergoing a series of treatments. The improvements noted were statistically significant and no serious adverse events were noted.
authors.affiliation: SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Departments of Dermatology, Yale University of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, and Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island;
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dover
authors.affiliation: The New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York; Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York;
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rothaus
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Nashville, Tennessee; ; Gold Skin Care Center, Advanced Aesthetics Medical Spa, The Laser and Rejuvenation Center, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gold