Can I exploit radio frequency pores and skin tightening or cavitation on my abdomen/again/ arms if I’ve a titanium rod in my femur bone? Or is that too shut? I even have screws/pins in my hand as nicely.
I’m a 5’4″ 110 lbs. 73 12 months outdated in good well being with no prescribed drugs, do not smoke, hardly ever drink, and might hike 12 miles simply. Query: I’ve 3 slender plates (approx. 1/4″ underneath my eye socket, alongside my cheekbone diagonally, and my nostril) and am contemplating a CO2 Laser process on my face. Because of the warmth side of the process, is it protected to have this process performed?
I do know it’s actually arduous to get steering on these points. It’s partly as a result of cardiologists are great together with your coronary heart, however can’t and shouldn’t spend time attempting sustain with all these completely different aesthetic gadgets. And, our main care docs are having to struggle an uphill battle daily with these company medication teams to keep up high quality. Your board licensed dermatologists are your finest wager for recommendation. I’ve a particular curiosity on this space as a result of I’m additionally board licensed in inner medication. Every scenario is exclusive so you actually need to ask your dermatologist!
Good basic pointers for occupied with this:
- There are greater than three other ways RF/sound waves can be utilized in these procedures. The primary ones are bipolar gadgets, unipolar and monopolar, however there are others. To simplify it, this determines how the present is handed by means of your physique, or if it simply stays within the pores and skin. It’s sophisticated, which is why there isn’t one easy reply to this.
- The issue will be the warmth that the gadget generates. Typically it’s the glue that cements the implant or the hip. You may see why you wouldn’t need this to succeed in a “melting” level and deteriorate.
- If no present is being handed by means of the steel/glue, and there isn’t a number of warmth generated by the process, it’s very low danger. For instance, with the CO2 query above, was the implant glued in? Ask your plastic surgeon if the CO2 can be protected for you. Typically, CO2 can be protected over an implant, however the pores and skin may be very skinny in that space.
- If the grounding pad isn’t positioned in order that the present is travelling by means of the implant in query, there isn’t a warmth generated. However once more, please examine together with your docs. Many sufferers don’t actually know precisely what was performed or what was used.
- Lasers (mild waves) should not an issue usually for gadgets like pacemakers and defibrillators. Importantly, any RF/sound wave gadget could possibly be. You could get an okay out of your physician for these.
Sources for you:
- In the event you can’t get solutions from the supplier who’s doing the procedures, my advice can be to go away and discover a extra educated workplace.
- Attempt contacting the corporate who makes the gadget. If it’s a medical gadget firm, they’re speculated to have a medical director who can reply questions like these. Generally they ship the default firm data, which isn’t all the time that useful.
- Contact your surgeon who put within the implant or steel and ask them. However importantly, solely after you analysis your self and know precisely what gadget you’re occupied with utilizing.
- Ask a board licensed dermatologist who does beauty work, or a plastic surgeon who has a robust laser background, and doesn’t delegate lasers to their nurses with out understanding them.
- Medi-spas are speculated to have medical administrators. Ask the technician to place you in touch with them.
- Internet “analysis” is beneficial largely for getting collectively a superb listing of questions you wish to ask.
Hope this helps!
Dr. Brandith Irwin, MD
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