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It is a severe psychiatric condition, duly confirmed by neuroanatomical findings, very peculiar repetitive behaviors, and specific personalities. The prevalence of BDD is increasing around the world and differs between countries, because of cultural differences and different health-care systems. This increase is worrying because BDD is a pathology that presents comorbidity like severe depression, suicidal ideation, and functional and social impairment. However, BDD is an unrecognized and often not diagnosed in our society. Many patients are ashamed of their complaints and do not usually seek psychiatric help with ease, and unfortunately, they seek help in cosmetic and surgical treatments to improve their appearance, and these professionals are not yet prepared to assist in the diagnosis of this disorder. Therefore, this chapter presents not only the psychopathology of BDD but also its associations with other pathologies and their main factors of influence. 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Nose act as an interface between atmospheric air and lower respiratory system, constitute the moist respiratory epithelium, which performs various vital physiological functions like filtering the inspired air, warming, and humidifying. Several anatomical and physiological factors are responsible for the passage of airflow in two nostrils, which are asymmetric in nature. The inequality airflow passage in both the nostrils exists for a specific duration. This phenomenon of altering asymmetrical airflow from one nasal passage to the other is called ‘nasal cycle’. For every regular interval of time period, the swap of predominant nasal airflow between two nostrils determines the nasal patency. This cycle is controlled by the central regulator located at hypothalamus by coordinating the autonomic nervous system that comprises sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves that clog the nasal mucosa. The nostril decongest when the sympathetic nerves in one nostril become active. In this biorhythm, if the sympathetic nerves of one nostril drop, immediately the parasympathetic nerves take over, so that the other nostril congests. It is unclear why these cycles exist but the total nasal airway resistance is almost unchanged. There are a range of activities and reflexes, which can affect the nasal airway. This biorhythm is categorized under ultradian cycle since the mean duration of nasal cycle is about two and a half hours. In this study, it observed changes in nasal airflow duration, pattern, and rhythm that correspond to various disease states in human.",signatures:"Elangovan Muthu Kumaran",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/57416",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/57416",authors:[{id:"205096",title:"Dr.",name:"E.",surname:"Muthu Kumaran",slug:"e.-muthu-kumaran",fullName:"E. 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We studied these interactions in the striatum, since it is the nucleus of the basal ganglia that receives the major dopaminergic innervation. We used network analysis, where each active neuron is taken as a node and its coactivity with other neurons is taken as its functional connections. The network obtained represents the functional connectome of the striatal microcircuit, which can be characterized with a small set of parameters taken from graph theory. We then quantify the pathological changes at the functional histological scale and the differences between normal and pathological conditions.",signatures:"Jesús Pérez-Ortega and José Bargas",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/56909",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/56909",authors:[{id:"41529",title:"Dr.",name:"José",surname:"Bargas",slug:"jose-bargas",fullName:"José Bargas"},{id:"201877",title:"Dr.",name:"Jesús",surname:"Pérez-Ortega",slug:"jesus-perez-ortega",fullName:"Jesús Pérez-Ortega"}],corrections:null},{id:"55194",title:"Transthyretin in the Evaluation of Health and Disease in Human and Veterinary Medicine",doi:"10.5772/intechopen.68725",slug:"transthyretin-in-the-evaluation-of-health-and-disease-in-human-and-veterinary-medicine",totalDownloads:1084,totalCrossrefCites:1,totalDimensionsCites:4,hasAltmetrics:0,abstract:"Transthyretin (also known as prealbumin) is an important transport protein, which plays an essential role in the binding of thyroid hormones and retinol with varying affinities in mammalian, as well as avian species. The determination of transthyretin concentrations may be used as a diagnostic tool for some disease conditions in humans, but is more often used as a nutritional marker to assess protein-calorie malnutrition and as prognostic indicator in critically ill patients. Transthyretin has shorter half-life (2–3 days) than that of albumin and belongs to negative acute phase proteins. This may complicate the use of transthyretin as a nutritional marker and the interpretation of results in the diagnosis of diseases. Although some studies have been carried out to determine the usefulness of transthyretin in selected disease conditions and disorders also in animals, it is a relatively rarely used parameter to evaluate health state and illness in veterinary medicine. The usefulness of transthyretin in the diagnosis of diseases and evaluation of nutritional status in humans and animals are reviewed in this article, including the laboratory assays available to measure its concentrations and the possible clinical application of the results, as well as its usefulness as a prognostic indicator in some disease conditions.",signatures:"Csilla Tóthová and Oskar Nagy",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/55194",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/55194",authors:[{id:"47101",title:"Prof.",name:"Oskar",surname:"Nagy",slug:"oskar-nagy",fullName:"Oskar Nagy"},{id:"62758",title:"Dr.",name:"Csilla",surname:"Tothova",slug:"csilla-tothova",fullName:"Csilla Tothova"}],corrections:null},{id:"56991",title:"The Intricate Relationship between Diabetes, Diet and the Gut Microbiota",doi:"10.5772/intechopen.70602",slug:"the-intricate-relationship-between-diabetes-diet-and-the-gut-microbiota",totalDownloads:1614,totalCrossrefCites:0,totalDimensionsCites:0,hasAltmetrics:0,abstract:"The most recent World Health Organization report revealed that the number of adults suffering from diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million, thus drawing attention to the urgent need to step up prevention and treatment of this disease. This chronic ailment is often associated with serious complications such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. In 2012 alone, diabetes lead to 1.5 million deaths. This dramatic rise is mainly due to the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes and factors driving it include overweight and obesity. Novel studies in this area have advanced our understanding regarding the complex relationship between diet, gut microbiota and diabetes. Despite no clear microbiota signature is associated with diabetes, patients harbour a reduction of butyrate-producing species (Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia intestinalis) as well as an increase in opportunistic pathogens. Furthermore, the functions of the gut microbiome (i.e., vitamin metabolism, transport of sugars, carbohydrate metabolism, short chain fatty acid (SCFA) synthesis, etc.) are also different in patients with type 2 diabetes, a fact that may significantly alter the course of disease. Diet is one of the most decisive factors that have an impact on the gut microbiome. Nutritional interventions using prebiotics (i.e., inulin-type fructans), polyphenols and arabinoxylans have been employed for the treatment of diabetes. Besides the shifts produced by these dietary components in the microbiome composition, it is worth mentioning their impact on host physiology through modulation of gut peptide production and glucose metabolism. The information presented within this chapter summarizes the most recent advances in the study of the microbiome-diet-diabetes interplay and analyses how these novel findings can be used in order to establish new therapeutic approaches for those with diabetes.",signatures:"Gratiela G. Pircalabioru, Ariana Picu, Laura Petcu, Marcela Popa and\nMariana Carmen Chifiriuc",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/56991",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/56991",authors:[{id:"89452",title:"Dr.",name:"Mariana Carmen",surname:"Chifiriuc",slug:"mariana-carmen-chifiriuc",fullName:"Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc"},{id:"186347",title:"Dr.",name:"Marcela",surname:"Popa",slug:"marcela-popa",fullName:"Marcela Popa"},{id:"201071",title:"Dr.",name:"Gratiela",surname:"G. Pircalabioru",slug:"gratiela-g.-pircalabioru",fullName:"Gratiela G. 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TNAP is encoded by the ALPL gene, and the TNAP protein expressed in bone, kidney, liver, and neuronal cells and is linked to the cell membrane via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. TNAP is an ectoenzyme hydrolyzing phosphate compound such as inorganic pyrophosphate. TNAP plays an important role in mineralization of hard tissues. Defect of mineralization process causes hypomineralization of hard tissues, which leads to rickets or osteomalacia and dental manifestations. In addition, hypomineralization of the ribs results in respiratory failure in the severe forms, which is the main cause of death. Inheritance of HPP is autosomal recessive, but autosomal dominant cases have been reported in the milder forms. To date, a total of 335 mutations in the ALPL gene have been reported, and mutation sites are scattered throughout the gene. Recent development of enzyme replacement therapy has opened up a new vista on the treatment of this previously untreatable disease.",signatures:"Hideo Orimo",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/56869",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/56869",authors:[{id:"200215",title:"Prof.",name:"Hideo",surname:"Orimo",slug:"hideo-orimo",fullName:"Hideo Orimo"}],corrections:null},{id:"57912",title:"Dynamic Properties of Skeletal Muscle Contraction in Rats with Diabetes",doi:"10.5772/intechopen.70600",slug:"dynamic-properties-of-skeletal-muscle-contraction-in-rats-with-diabetes",totalDownloads:978,totalCrossrefCites:1,totalDimensionsCites:1,hasAltmetrics:0,abstract:"The study was conducted on 20 white nonlinear male rats, which were divided into 2 groups of 10 animals each. Rats in the first group were used as control. Rats in the second group were induced type I diabetes by intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of streptozotocin (65 mg/kg). Diabetes in rats was confirmed by the presence of hyperglycemia. For the establishment of nociceptive pain sensation, mechanical nociceptive test and tail-flick test were conducted in rats. Further animals were anesthetized by i.p. administration of Nembutal (40 mg/kg). The study of dynamic properties of muscle contraction was performed under conditions of the tibia muscle activation by using the modulated stimulation of efferent n. tibialis. Streptozotocin (STZ) was injected in rats; as a result, the blood glucose level was increased by 4.4 times (p ≤ 0.001). Pain sensitivity in diabetic rats was suppressed, indicating the development of peripheral neuropathy. In rats with diabetes, biomechanical parameters of tibia muscle contraction such as the maximum force of contraction, the speed of maximum force of contraction, the retention time of maximum force of contraction and integrated power of muscle contraction (it is calculated on the total area of the received force curves) were violated. This prevents adequate implementation motor neuron pools muscular system, which will have significant consequences in accurate positional movements.",signatures:"Tetyana Volodymyrivna Beregova, Dmytro Nozdrenko, Sergii\nBerehovyi, Natali Nikitina, Tetyana Falalyeyeva and Liudmyla\nIvanivna Ostapchenko",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/57912",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/57912",authors:[{id:"205139",title:"Prof.",name:"Tetyana",surname:"Beregova",slug:"tetyana-beregova",fullName:"Tetyana Beregova"},{id:"205142",title:"Dr.",name:"Dmytro",surname:"Nozdrenko",slug:"dmytro-nozdrenko",fullName:"Dmytro Nozdrenko"},{id:"210850",title:"Dr.",name:"Nataly",surname:"Medvedeva",slug:"nataly-medvedeva",fullName:"Nataly Medvedeva"},{id:"210851",title:"Dr.",name:"Sergii",surname:"Berehovyi",slug:"sergii-berehovyi",fullName:"Sergii Berehovyi"},{id:"210852",title:"Ms.",name:"Natali",surname:"Nikitina",slug:"natali-nikitina",fullName:"Natali Nikitina"},{id:"210853",title:"Prof.",name:"Tetyana",surname:"Falalyeyeva",slug:"tetyana-falalyeyeva",fullName:"Tetyana Falalyeyeva"},{id:"210854",title:"Prof.",name:"Liudmyla",surname:"Ostapchenko",slug:"liudmyla-ostapchenko",fullName:"Liudmyla Ostapchenko"}],corrections:null},{id:"56932",title:"Immunopathology of Kidney Transplantation",doi:"10.5772/intechopen.70596",slug:"immunopathology-of-kidney-transplantation",totalDownloads:1365,totalCrossrefCites:1,totalDimensionsCites:2,hasAltmetrics:1,abstract:"Renal transplantation is currently the best alternative for patients with end-stage renal disease. Immune responses activated against the allograft are a decisive factor in transplantation outcomes and patient survival. Although short-term graft and patient survival have improved significantly as a result of better donor matching systems, novel immunosuppressive agents and enhanced care, long-term outcomes remain unfavorable and reflect sub-clinical injury caused by chronic rejection. The immune system lies at the intersection of immunogenic tolerance and graft failure; thus, it is a major determinant of pathology in the context of renal transplantation. During the early stages of transplantation increased expression of cytokines has been observed in addition to increased expression of adhesion proteins and immune cells. This early inflammatory response does not necessarily end in graft rejection, although this will depend on the severity of the inflammation. Activation of Toll-like Receptors (TLRs), damaging molecular patterns (DAMPs), and other components of innate immunity is key to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques and the development of autoimmune diseases. Initially the donor antigens are presented to the T lymphocytes of the recipient. This activation induces their proliferation, differentiation and cytokine production. Successful kidney transplant recipients need to develop immunologic tolerance against donor antigens. In this chapter, we address some of the innate and adaptive immune mechanisms associated with kidney transplantation; emphasizing their role in allograft rejection.",signatures:"Zesergio Melo, Juan A. Ruiz-Pacheco, Claudia A. Mendoza-Cerpa\nand Raquel Echavarria",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/56932",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/56932",authors:[{id:"200199",title:"Dr.",name:"Zesergio",surname:"Melo",slug:"zesergio-melo",fullName:"Zesergio Melo"},{id:"201574",title:"Dr.",name:"Juan A.",surname:"Ruiz-Pacheco",slug:"juan-a.-ruiz-pacheco",fullName:"Juan A. Ruiz-Pacheco"},{id:"201575",title:"Dr.",name:"Raquel",surname:"Echavarria",slug:"raquel-echavarria",fullName:"Raquel Echavarria"},{id:"216623",title:"Dr.",name:"Claudia A.",surname:"Mendoza-Cerpa",slug:"claudia-a.-mendoza-cerpa",fullName:"Claudia A. 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This chapter reports on new aspects of the AGN of calcium oxalate being the most frequent stone compound and tries to explain why despite the widespread occurrence of kidney calcifications and crystalluria not everybody forms stones. Urinary crystals normally are protected from AGN by coats of urinary macromolecules (UMs) which by their identical electronegative charge create zones of electrostatic repulsion. At high urinary concentration or ionic strength respectively, these zones are compressed and can be bridged by self-aggregated UMs. Self-AGN occurs in concentrated urine by the adsorption of UMs on free surfaces like Randall’s plugs or plaques. High oxalate excretion and high urine concentration favoring intratubular crystal accumulation, breaking of epithelial layers on Randall’s plaques and self-AGN of UMs are most deleterious factors in Ca stone formation and have to be avoided by stone metaphylaxis.",signatures:"Johannes M. 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Few pathological complications, often progressively aggravated with age, can affect this gland (i.e. benign and malignant proliferative changes; all to be described next in this chapter). Nowadays, the neoplastic expansion is the main motivator and contributor for studies on enlightening of growth regulation mechanisms and physiology of the prostate.",signatures:"Gustavo Ferreira Simoes, Paula Sakuramoto, Caroline Brito dos\nSantos, Nilva Karla Cervigne Furlan and Taize Machado Augusto",downloadPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-download/59625",previewPdfUrl:"/chapter/pdf-preview/59625",authors:[{id:"219765",title:"Dr.",name:"Taize",surname:"Augusto",slug:"taize-augusto",fullName:"Taize Augusto"},{id:"222944",title:"Dr.",name:"Gustavo",surname:"Simoes",slug:"gustavo-simoes",fullName:"Gustavo Simoes"},{id:"222945",title:"Dr.",name:"Nilva",surname:"Cervigne",slug:"nilva-cervigne",fullName:"Nilva Cervigne"},{id:"222946",title:"Ms.",name:"Paula",surname:"Sakuramoto",slug:"paula-sakuramoto",fullName:"Paula Sakuramoto"},{id:"222947",title:"Ms.",name:"Caroline",surname:"Santos",slug:"caroline-santos",fullName:"Caroline Santos"}],corrections:null},{id:"59825",title:"Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Pathophysiology, and Reproductive Health Implications",doi:"10.5772/intechopen.70848",slug:"polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pathophysiology-and-reproductive-health-implications",totalDownloads:1426,totalCrossrefCites:1,totalDimensionsCites:1,hasAltmetrics:0,abstract:"Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age. 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Traditional facelifting has largely been the gold standard for facial rejuvenation to address skin laxity in the face and neck. Energy based devices have emerged in the past several years as a treatment alternative to manage skin laxity either as a stand-alone procedure or used concomitantly with open surgical techniques [2]. The aging and the youth are looking for alternatives to traditional surgeries to improve their appearance. These devices can help tighten the skin and diminish subcutaneous fat with presumed less downtime, smaller incisions or less visible stigmata of having had surgery.
The normal body temperature is 37°C, at 50°C cell death begins over a 6 minute period [3] and at 60°C cell death occurs instantly [4]. At temperatures between 60° and 100°C, protein denaturation and coagulation occurs in conjunction with cell death, it is these two processes that results in tissue contraction and cellular regeneration [3]. Collagen is the primary protein in the skin and subdermal fibroseptal network. Denaturation of collagen begins at 66.8°C [5] resulting in rapid contraction by up to 1/3 of the collagen fiber length [6]. Furthermore, thermal injury initiates a wound healing response that results in neocollagenesis which can occur over 6 months. The Renuvion™ handpiece is a novel technology that uses helium plasma to achieve temperatures of 60–80°C in 0.08 to 0.04 seconds for maximum tissue contraction with subsequent rapid cooling reaching temperatures below 65°C within 0.1–0.2 seconds to reduce risk for thermal spread or collateral injury. In its subdermal applications, maximum change in external skin temperature was less than 4°C [7]. These unique thermoplastic properties allow for maximum tissue contraction and skin tightening with reduced risk for collateral injury. In applications of the head and neck, this is highly operator dependent and an understanding of how tissue contraction occurs is important in achieving optimal results whether it is used for a subdermal treatment or a resurfacing treatment.
The Renuvion handpiece is particularly appealing because it can be used in multiple applications. The subdermal technique can be used as a standalone treatment or be paired with a traditional facelift, while the ablative resurfacing produces unparalleled wrinkle reduction and skin contraction. Choosing optimal candidates is key. A patient seeking wrinkle reduction as well as achieving lift may be an excellent candidate. However, particularly with the ablative resurfacing technique, if the patient is unwilling to accept the downtime of 10 days to a month, there may be alternate options with less recovery time. It is also important to consider a patient’s Fitzpatrick skin type and avoid this treatment for skin types greater than 3. Patients with type 3 should be treated with caution considering the risk of hypopigmentation. In addition, thin skin should be treated on the pulse setting, and the results will not be as significant as with thick skin.
It is first inherently important to understand this single device has two completely unique and distinctly different applications. One being used as a tool for subdermal “minimally invasive” skin tightening. This can be used in conjunction with other technologies such as liposuction with or without energy driven assistance (i.e., Vaser™), an open platysmaplasty or a limited incision/percutaneous suture suspension platysmaplasty such as MyEllevate™ to achieve optimal results of tightening the neck and jawline. In this technique, the energy is being delivered to the subdermis and fibroseptal network to allow the skin, subdermis and underlying fibroseptal network to contract en bloc uniformly to tighten and improve the neck and jawline. This is very patient dependent and not all patients get the same tightening without removal of skin.
The second, non-FDA approved, usage of this machine is the most powerful. It was noticed by many that wrinkle reduction with ablative resurfacing using Renuvion™ is wildly successful. The results can be profoundly amazing, but it is far from “minimally invasive”. The authors found that not only did resurfacing result in dramatic wrinkle reduction, but a significant contraction of the skin along the jawline, eyelids, forehead and upper lip was noticed as well. The degree of skin contraction in many cases matched that of outcomes seen in surgical procedures involving skin removal—such as that of a blepharoplasty in the eyelids (Figures 1 and 2). Again, this technique is highly operator dependent which will be discussed in detail later in the chapter.
One year after full face renuvion resurfacing, this patient’s aged elongated upper lip was contracted that it almost restored the 1/3’s proportions of the face.
This patients’ mid face and upper lip had elongated with the aging process and sun, full face Renuvion™ resurfacing shortened the cutaneous upper lip significantly. The pink portion of her lip was rotated outward lifting her vermilion border while also decreasing her lip lines. This is a one year postoperative picture.
Noticing the degree of skin contraction that can be achieved with ablative resurfacing and delivering energy directly to the epidermis, the authors questioned whether similar results could be achieved by delivering energy directly to the subdermis when it was separated from the fibroseptal network. In an open facelift technique, wherein the skin flap is fully elevated and released from the underlying fibroseptal network, energy is delivered directly to the lifted skin and subdermis. The Renuvion™ handpiece is now used in every open facelift that involves excision of redundant skin in conjunction with a platysmaplasty, deep plane or SMAS suspension. Previously, when performing a deep plane lift in the patient with excessively redundant skin, the vector of elevation results in significant skin removal and a significant shift of existing horizontal neck lines into the cheek and excess skin removal in the temporal area. With the use of Renuvion™ there is up to 1 to 1.5 cm of skin contraction seen directly on the table allowing less skin removal upon re-draping (Figure 3). An improved shrink wrap effect is seen along the jawline without abnormal shift of the lower horizontal neck lines. There is longevity to this skin tightening, patients seen at 3 years follow up have maintained results without further need of touch up, tuck ups at the submental area or jawline (Figure 4).
(A-D) This intro-operative picture shows the excess skin with the neck flap is lifted inferiorly and superiorly. The Renuvion™ handpiece was used directly on the subcutaneous lifted flap and dermis. Approximately 6 passes were performed along the entire skin flap. Lifting the skin flap after the Renuvion™ had tightened the flap demonstrating the amount of skin contraction that can be achieved.
This patient had an extended SMAS facelift on one side because she had a neck dissection 5 years earlier on the left side. The Renuvion™ was used subdermally to contract her skin in hopes to create a more symmetric look due to the previous dissected and irradiated neck skin on the left. The pictures shows preoperative, 6 months post op, and 2.5 year post op demonstrating the longevity of the skin contraction.
Recognizing that there are several different applications and techniques in the approach to the head and neck with Renuvion™, it is important to discuss the patient variables to consider who will achieve the best outcomes with which technique and not to mention considering the variabilities of the settings.
Using the device to tighten the subdermal neck only with or without liposuction, the ideal patient candidate is the younger patient, with minimal laxity, absence of redundant skin and inherently responsive skin elasticity. For the patient with inherent deep structure concerns such as platysmal banding, submandibular gland ptosis, and more significant skin laxity, but mild skin redundancy, a minimally invasive subdermal approach with Renuvion™ can be considered in conjunction with other minimally invasive techniques such as suture suspension platysmaplasty or with MyEllevate™. In the patient with significant facial aging, skin laxity with excess skin redundancy, the authors’ experience is that an open traditional facelift approach combined with subdermal Renuvion™ yields best results. For the Fitzpatrick patient I-III with significant rhytidosis, solar elastosis, ablative resurfacing—both fractional and full resurfacing using Renuvion yields impressive results unsurpassed by other technologies currently on the market.
The Renuvion handpiece affords the physician to use one handpiece for the subdermal and resurfacing approaches. Other technologies cannot be used this way which makes the renuvion technology more attractive. With CO2 laser and erbium Yag laser, wrinkle reduction is noted and has been studied in depth [8]. The authors have found that not only is wrinkle reduction improved, but the skin contraction with lifting of the lateral brow, medial brow and upper lip is seen much more with Renuvion. A split face study would need to be performed to truly delineate the superiority of renuvion for improving sagging skin. The authors decided to resurface with renuvion when the patient’s skin is more loose an could benefit from lifting otherwise CO2 is their other method of choice for wrinkle reduction and improvement of skin texture with less downtime. Also hypo pigmentation is seen 19% of patients getting fully ablative CO2 laser [9]. While the authors noted some hypo pigmentation, it was not as high as 19%.
This patient had Renuvion™ resurfacing performed with improvement of wrinkles and skin texture. The tightening of the lower lid skin has improved her fat pseudoherniation and her forehead contracted 1 cm.
The Renuvion™ handpiece is very user dependent and technique cannot be discussed enough. It is different than most currently used laser devices that have a precise pulse width, spot size, duration with an exact depth of penetration. The Renuvion™ energy delivery is akin to using a laser in continuous mode. For this reason technique will directly impact time on tissue, energy delivered and depth of penetration. When used in pulsed mode the Renuvion™ helps regulate the depth and time on the skin for the first time users, but does not give the same degree of contraction or wrinkle reduction as seen in the non-pulsed mode. The most important determination of usage is to know that too much time on the subdermis or epidermis will cause increased depth of injury and result in permanent scarring. Furthermore, placing the handpiece too superficially in the subdermis will cause undulating acne like scars. It is recommend that a physician train users prior to the use on patients.
When Renuvion™ is used in a minimally invasive manner as a stand-alone device for the subdermal neck, the ideal patient candidate is the younger patient in whom there is mild skin laxity in the absence of excessive skin redundancy. The subcutaneous neck is liberally infiltrated in a tumescent technique, this can be extended to varying degrees above the mandibular border to improve and impact energy along the jawline. Subdermal tunneling is then performed through stab incisions as seen in Figure 6 create channels to pass the Renuvion handpiece without complete disruption of the underlying subdermal fibroseptal network. This can be performed using a liposuction cannula or other blunt tunneling instrument ideally measuring up to 3.5–4 mm in width. At this point, depending on the patient, the surgeon may elect to perform submental lipectomy or neck liposuction. It is important to point out that there needs to be open communication in your tunneling between the access points to facilitate Helium gas egress when the Renuvion™ handpiece is used. It is the authors’ experience that taking the time to create sufficient tunneling broadly and widely involving the entire anterolateral neck yields best results. The handpiece is then passed subdermally 5 mm from the subdermis using the created subdermal tunnels. Energy is typically deployed in a retrograde fashion as the handpiece is removed and it is important to understand the handpiece should be in continuous motion when the energy is applied. The speed of the handpiece should be at approximately 1 cm/second maintaining a distance roughly 5 mm from the dermis to reduce risk of scarring. Energy delivered typically depends on the inherent thickness of the skin. In the thin-skinned patient energy of 60% up to 80% in the thicker-skinned patient can be considered at flow rates of 1.5–2 L. Typically, the neck and jawline are divided into subunits including the jawline, midline neck/submental area, the lateral neck, and posterior to the SCM. Four to six passes are performed 1 cm apart in each area, at a subdermal depth where the light from the wand can still be seen, but the skin is not tented under tension. As the energy is being delivered above the mandibular border, in the minimal incision technique, it is important to place firm hand pressure at the mid-cheek to prevent helium gas from extravasating into the cheek and orbit. Approximately a total of 4–6 KJ of energy is delivered to the neck and jawline in this technique. The exact energy delivered has not been studied to see what achieves optimal results.
Typically, 3 small entry point incisions (measuring 1 cm or less) are made—One is made under each earlobe at the facial junction as well as a small submental entry point incision.
In the patient for whom there is mild–moderate skin laxity in the presence of platysmal banding and or submandibular gland ptosis, addressing the underlying muscle in conjunction with subdermal Renuvion™ yields a better result than treatment of the subdermal neck alone. In this situation, the small entry point earlobe incisions remain the same, but the submental incision may be extended if an open platysmaplasty is to be performed. A novel limited incision technique is the combined use of platysmal band division and submental neck suture suspension using the LED light-guided device known as myEllevate™. In this case, the platysmal bands are percutaneously divided using the ICLED suture. The entry point incisions as described above remain the same. The neck is liberally infiltrated with tumescent solution. Subdermal tunnels are created in the midline and antero-lateral neck. At this point, the surgeon may proceed with submental and or neck liposuction if indicated. The Renuvion™ is then used at this stage, passing the wand through the created subdermal tunnels, delivering energy on withdrawal of the handpiece. Four to six passes are performed 1 cm apart as described above. Once more approximately 5–6 kJ of energy is delivered to the neck and jawline. Following completion of the Renuvion treatment of the fibroseptal network and subdermal neck, the MyEllevate™ suture is used to create a trampoline suture suspension from mastoid tip to mastoid tip to support the submental neck. The energy will not damage the previously placed sutures if the Renuvion™ needs to be passed again.
In the patient for whom there is significant skin redundancy and laxity, an energy driven technology alone will be insufficient to achieve an optimal result. It has been the authors’ experience, that best outcomes can be achieved when using the Renuvion™ handpiece in conjunction with a traditional open deep plane or SMAS face lift, neck lift approach. One may question why use the Renuvion™ handpiece at all if proceeding with a traditional facelift. Epidermal contraction was noticed by the authors when the Renuvion™ was used for ablative resurfacing. Consequently, the authors have speculated that similar tissue contraction can be achieved when the Renuvion is used in the subdermis. In the open facelift or neck lift, the skin has been fully released from the underlying platysma or SMAS, thereby completely releasing the fibroseptal network. In this situation, the energy is being targeted directly to the subdermis and not the fibroseptal attachments. When the Renuvion handpiece is being directly applied to the subdermis on an elevated skin flap, the authors have observed immediate contraction of the skin as seen in the figures above. The resulting shrink wrap effect permits less need for a vertical vector pull and less redundant skin to excise. Authors have found that the horizontal neck lines are less likely to be elevated into the lower cheek, and a smoother contour along the mandibular border is achieved. It was also noted that there is less skin to excise along the temporal anterior hairline creating well hidden incisions. For the open SMAS suspension face lifts, placing the handpiece along the jawline and medial jowl area creates a nice contraction and can obviate the need for a deep plane lift. It is not that a deep plane lift needs to be avoided, but this technique affords another option to the surgeon and patient.
The non-FDA approved application of the Renuvion™ for ablative resurfacing has been proven to be one of its most powerful applications. In the patient with significant rhytidosis and excess skin, wrinkle reduction and skin tightening can be accomplished with the Renuvion™ handpiece not seen with other technologies. Patients should expect significant downtime, which ranges from 10 days up to one month. As with most ablative resurfacing tools, this is not to be used in a Fitzpatrick skin type greater than 3 and even at times the Fitzpatrick 3 patient should be proceeded with caution. Thin skin should be treated on the pulse setting and results will not be as great. Diligent postop care is essential to the success of this treatment. Every patient experienced some milia and erythema, while some patients experienced hypertrophic scarring and hypopigmentation. The healing process may involve topical treatments such as tretinoin or adpalene, as well as laser treatments, kenalog injections and silicone sheeting to address minor complications.
The handpiece should be held no further than 5 mm from the skin in order to be effective. This is highly user dependent, requiring consistent, steady and constant movement across the skin surface maintaining uniformity in distance from the skin and speed of movement, moving at a speed of 1 cm/second [10]. Energy is being delivered directly to the epidermal surface, and therefore time on tissue is critical to achieve a good result and avoid complications. To accomplish wrinkle reduction and skin contraction, tissue coagulation and collagen remodeling needs to occur at the epidermis and epidermal/dermal junction just into the superficial papillary dermis. Delivery of energy into the deep papillary dermis or reticular dermis results in increased scar formation and hypertrophic scarring. For this reason, energy delivered, skin thickness, handpiece distance from the skin surface, and speed of movement are critical variables to outcome and reduced risk for complication.
The patient is prepped and draped in a meticulous sterile fashion. The skin is cleansed and degreased. Anesthesia is obtained, this can be accomplished using either systemic agents, sedation or with local anesthesia. If using local anesthesia, it is the authors’ experience that a combination of local nerve blocks, mild tumescence and direct intradermal injections achieves best results. Selection of power setting depends on patient’s skin type, skin thickness, and severity of wrinkles. The face is subdivided into zones of treatment. Number of passes and power settings vary based on zones of treatment (Table 1). Direction of movement of the handpiece, is optimally performed along the direction of the relaxed skin tension lines and it is the authors’ opinion that this is less likely to result in hypertrophic scarring and potential webbing. While users have widely discussed ablative resurfacing using Renuvion™ with two passes at energies as high as 40%, the authors have found that satisfactory results can be achieved with one pass alone at 20% and less downtime. Early porcine studies performed by Bovie medical demonstrated the amount of tissue contraction using the BVX-044-BPS (now known as the Renuvion handpiece) is similar when comparing 40% power to 20% power, supporting the authors’ opinion that optimal outcomes can be achieved at 20% [11]. The handpiece is held very close, within 5 mm of the skin and the endpoint looks similar to a toasted marshmallow (Figure 7). Continuous even movement is very important. Thin skin areas such as the upper and lower eyelid are treated at reduced energy 15–20% and only pass. Areas of deep rhytids in thick skinned patients such as the glabella or upper lip have been addressed at times with 2 passes at 20–30% energy and 4 L flow rates. As one approaches along the mandibular border the energy is reduced to 15% and wand distance from the skin is increased to defocus the energy and to reduce risk for hypertrophic scarring and forming a demarcation line. The user can also place the handpiece in pulse mode along the jawline which helps decrease hypertrophic scars. Pulsed mode should be considered for the thin skin lateral to the chin and medial to the MLF line because this skin has been noted to develop hypertrophic scarring.
The skin that is treated looks similar to a marshmallow that has just been exposed to the flame. Pre Renuvion measurement, Post Renuvion measurement.
Zone | # Passes | Energy | LPM-Flow |
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Perioral | 1–2 | 20–30 | 4 |
Periorbital | 1 | 15–20 | 4 |
Forehead | 1 | 20 | 4 |
Nose | 1 | 20 | 4 |
Cheeks | 1 | 20 | 4 |
Jawline | 1 | 15 | 4 |
Neck | 1 | 15 (pulsed/fractionated) | 4 |
The different settings in different areas of the face.
As with other resurfacing modalities, treatment of the neck should be exercised with caution. However, nice results can be achieved at lower and fractionated or pulsed settings. The energy can be made fractionated by placing a meshed wet gauze on the skin and then firing the handpiece over the gauze or placed in a pulsed mode. This can be done on the neck or face for less of a result, but with faster healing time and a decreased risk of complications. When placing a head wrap on the patient, non adherent gauze is placed on the neck. No scarring has been noted with this treatment. However, the resurfacing must be defocused and fractionated. This affords the patient tightening of crepe like skin of the neck.
The machine now has a KJ counter which is helpful for both subdermal applications and ablative resurfacing, but this is not available when used in pulsed mode. Again, the exact energy that is best for the patient’s skin type has not been determined.
The best start to post operative care starts before the procedure. It is essential that the patient has understanding and is prepared for the after care. Prior to surgery, sharing pictures during the healing phase will be helpful. Having detailed written instructions for subdermal and resurfacing cases is a must (Figure 8).
This patient is two weeks postop. She did not have any sequelae or complications from the resurfacing procedure. This redness and splotchy circular healing the authors have found is completely normal and fades slowly.
Subdermal neck and face procedures should wear a head wrap compression dressing for a few days and a head wrap at night for a few weeks which will help the skin contract and seal down to the underlying playtsmal muscle. The skin on the neck can look worse before it gets better similar to an elephant’s foot. This typically settles down and can be improved with early treatment using IPL and non ablative lasers like Palomar 1540 XF. Delivery of energy to the subdermal neck is an intentional injury to the fibroseptal network, designed to stimulate collagen contraction. This resultant scar contracture can at times create tethering and bunching of the skin, particularly in the thin skinned patient. Dilute Kenalog 10 can help smooth out the skin during the healing process (Figure 9). The texture of the skin within a few weeks starts to improve. The thin crepe like skin will take longer and thick skin smooths out earlier. The platysmal muscle can create some bunching of the skin when it is overactive, so diluted neurotoxin can help smooth out the neck and hasten the healing process. Placing the handpiece too superficially or too long can cause a subdermal scar (Figure 10).
This patient has some indentation and elephant looking edema along the jawline which dissipated with time and the use of IPL.
This thinned skin patient had a subdermal scar after placing the wand too close to her dermis. This required IPL, 1540 XF, PRP injections and filler injections to resolve this indented scar.
Resurfacing postoperative patients are very time consuming, require meticulous post operative care and must be seen frequently. During the first week, the regimen until re-epitheliazation includes washing with distilled water and a capful of vinegar and/or mild soap (vanicream or cerave) twice a day. It is very important to tell the patients to not remove the eschar or dead skin while washing and to leave it as a biological dressing. The authors have found that constant picking and rubbing will cause prolonged redness and itching, and increases the risk for hypertrophic scarring or hypopigmentation (Figure 11). Keeping the treated area moist and protected with aquaphor/vaseline or an occlusive silicone patches can help the process of epithelialization. Informing the patient that they may need to frequently change their skin care for resurfacing cases will be necessary. All patients are different and with the new skin they can have issues with dermatitis.
This patient suffered from redness and hypetrophic scars from too much mechanical irritation. Her scars developed 6 weeks post and were treated with IPL, 1540 XD, 1540 XF, injections of Kenalog 10, 5-FU, and PRP. The scarring has improved, but she has several permanent hypopigmented areas.
After epithelialization, several different sequelae can occur. Most have intense itching after two weeks and hydroxyzine works well to temper this. The hyperemia can be problematic and is worse after a shower or working out. This can improve with frequent IPL treatments and skin care. The redness seems to fade into circles similar to a cheetah print. Most patients wake up after after 3 to 4 weeks and notice that the pattern has disappeared. Development of milia is common and frequent extractions may be necessary. Differen gel and Epi-duo can also help with the small white heads and milia that develop. This typically resolves after about 8–12 weeks.
To achieve optimal results, appropriate patient selection for the various treatment applications is critical. If the patient has fat, it will need to be addressed. If the patient has significant redundant skin, a type of traditional lift will need to be performed with some skin excision. If rhytids are noted, the tool is diverse enough to perform fractional/pulsed or full ablative resurfacing causing a skin contraction and wrinkle reduction (Figures 12–19).
This patient underwent an open platysmaplasty with subdermal renuvion, no skin removal, only infrauricular entry point incisions were made and communicated with a midline submittal incision through which the platysmaplasty was performed. - 1 year post op.
This patient underwent a SubSMAS rhytidectomy with subdermal renuvion - 2 year results.
This patient had a facelift 10 years prior and wanted a better neck and jawline. She had a subSMAS rhytidectomy with subdermal Renuvion on the neck and jawline and full face Renuvion resurfacing - 6 month results.
This patient had Subsmas rhytidectomy with subdermal renuvion and lower blepharoplasty - 3 year results.
This patient was treated with full face ablative resurfacing 1 pass 20% 4 L - 1 year result.
This patient had deep wrinkles around her perioral and mid cheek area only. Two passes at 30% 2 liters were performed to the upper lip and one pass everywhere else. She has signifiant reduction of wrinkles and contraction of her upper lip. However, she does have mild hypo pigmentation. This is 2 year results.
This patient had minifacelift with fractional CO2 laser to her cheeks and renuvion resurfacing to her upper lip only - 2 passes at 20% 4 liters. She is Fitzpatrick III and she did not have hypo pigmentation. These are 2 year results.
This patient had cheeks, lateral brows, and upper lids only renuvion resurfacing - on pass 30% 4 liters which improved her jowls, deep wrinkles and skin texture.
The resulting contraction, lift and wrinkle reduction achieved with the Renuvion handpiece are evident in the before and after photos. In fact, the authors did not originally plan to pursue a study of this modality, but after noticing significant results when comparing before and after photos, they began measuring and compiling the data. Immediately following the procedure there is some swelling from the numbing and trauma that resolves during the healing process and over time continued contraction and neocollagenesis occurs.
Resurfacing results had a quantitative measurements as seen in Figure 20.
Mid forehead - procerus line to the hairline at the mid forehead. Right and left medial brow- top of most medial brow hairs to hairline. Right and left lateral brow - top of most lateral brow hairs perpendicular to hairline. Right and left temporal brow - lateral brow obliquely to hairline. Mid upper lip - vermillion border to junction of columella and cutaneous lip. Right and left upper lip - vermillion border to junction of ala and cutaneous upper lip.
With aging, the cutaneous lip elongates and the pink portion of the lip deflates and starts to roll inward. Resurfacing the cutaneous upper lip causes the pink portion of the lip to become more oblique or more in a vertical direction on a planar view which decreases the appearance of a disappearing pink lip creating a plumper three dimensional upper lip. The same is noticed with the lower lip. The skin contraction that was noted has shortened the cutaneous portion of the lip which has proven to have longevity. The rhytids will almost disappear and the texture will improve. Some of the dynamic lines will return, but the lines at rest will resolve.
Table 2 demonstrates the improvement with lip lifting and the contraction has longevity over 1.5 years for 35 patients.
Lip data compiled by Abby Miller - medical student. The contraction of the upper lip has shown longevity.
Particularly of note, the data shows that patients had an average lip contraction of 16.6% immediately following treatment, and one year later, the results remained essentially the same, with an average of 16.5%.
The forehead skin, upper and lower lids contract similarly to the upper cutaneous lip. The brow and the hairline actually move closer together especially at the temple. The authors noticed a more natural brow lift than with endoscopic brow lifts. The deep, heavy glabella is lifted and the dynamic lines are reduced with longevity noticed without creating a widened midbrow. Minimal to moderate dermatochalasis of the upper and lower eyelids will resolve with this technique simulating a skin pinch. The horizontal lines of the forehead, oblique lines of the brow and crow’s feet are significantly diminished (Figure 5).
Table 3 demonstrates the improvement of the lift in the brow and its longevity over 1.5 years for 35 patients.
Forehead contraction has also shown longevity. Forehead data compiled by Abby Miller - medical student.
Of note in this section is the continued improvement in contraction over time. Immediately following treatment the average contraction was 11.5%. However, a year later the average improvement was 35.4%, indicating continued contraction.
The overall texture and pore size is significantly improved after it has healed. The redness will take the longest to resolve and it fades in blotches. It seems to be worse for 3–4 months after a shower or after exercise. Lentigines have decreased in number and shade. There has been permanent hypopigmentation and demarcation noted which will be discussed later. Those patients are typically Fitzpatrick I and II and have thinner skin. Darker Fitz II and III have not had long term color changes in their skin.
The complication profile from the subdermal technique and resurfacing technique differ greatly and again is mainly operator dependent whether it be poor patient selection or poor user technique.
Fewer complications are seen with the subdermal techniques. Retained helium gas can cause crepitus, prolonged swelling, eye issues, and embolus. This is prevented by holding pressure at the cheek and at the clavicle to prevent extravasation. Massaging the gas out of the incision sites helps prevent swelling and crepitus. Placing enough small incisions sites to help the gas escape is key to decrease swelling or crepitus.
Placement of the handpiece too close to the dermis and or moving it too slow can cause an indented scar similar to an undulating acne scar as seen in Figure 10. This patient had a linear subdermal scar with volume loss similar to the undulating acne scars seen in patients. This was caused by using the device too close to the dermis. The scar resolved with repeated treatments of of intense pulsed light, 1540 deep Palomar treatment, plasma rich protein injections, and hyaluronic acid injection. The technique can cause such a contraction of the dermis or fibroseptal network that it can cause the skin to bunch especially when it is too loose. This can take a few weeks to resolve ultimately leading to continued excess skin.
One of the most frustrating complications is the dissatisfied patient from lack of results which is mainly seen in the subdermal technique. This was found more when no skin was excised or platysmal work was not done. Once again the key to optimal outcomes arises from choosing the appropriate technique for the appropriate patient and detailed preoperative counseling. Patients with thick skin that when pinched has a fast recoil and has thicker subcutaneous tissue seem to have a better result with skin tightening when used subdermally than those with loose crepey like skin.
When using this device as a resurfacing procedure, there are many more chances for complications. This cannot be stressed enough, this technology in both treatment modalities is operator dependent. Time on skin is of utmost importance. Going too slowly over the skin causes deeper thermal injury and will lead to scarring. Setting appropriate energy settings dependent on the different areas of the skin and the patient’s skin type plays a role in determining if they are going to have sequelae from this procedure. If the patient has thin skin, they can have hypertrophic scarring and ultimately hypopigmentation. Thicker skin patients do better having less scarring. Hypertrophic scarring is seen frequently along the jawline, upper and lower lids in a linear fashion, temples, and the triangle at the melolabial area. This is noted more where time on skin has been too long or if a patient has scratched or rubbed the area as seen in Figure 11. Treatment of the scarring includes IPL, 5-FU injection, 1540 deep Palomar, Kenalog injection, saline injection, silicone sheeting. At least 50% of patients developed hypertrophic scarring somewhere on the face, but 95% of those patients had resolution of scar with treatment. Everyone recommends tumescence with lidocaine prior to treatment. However, the porcine studies by Apyx shows that the use of tumescence resulted in more depth of thermal effect. This raises concerns that the use of tumescence may increase depth of injury and may be a contributing variable for increased risk for hypertrophic scarring.
Hypopigmentation is more common with two passes and can occur if the energy is higher, which more deeply embedded wrinkles require. Sometimes PRP injections can help take the alabaster appearance away, but does not completely revert the depigmentation. Transient hyperpigmentation is noted typically in darker skin patients. This has not been permanent and resolves easily with topical vitamin C, sunscreen, and hydroquinone.
Milia and erythema is seen in every patient during the healing process. Some worse than others. Milia typically go away after a few months and with the help of extractions, low dose tretinoin, adapaline, and/or benzyl peroxide washes. Erythema can be intense for the first month. If it is prolonged, it typically leads to hypopigmentation. Intense pulsed light, LED and infrared lights, and brief low dose topical steroids can help abate this. It seems to be worse after exercise or hot showers.
Itching is universal and very normal during the first and second week postoperatively and should abate. The more the patient rubs or uses ice, the itching worsens. Hydroxyzine works very well for this issue.
The Renuvion helium plasma facilitates rapid delivery of high intensity radio frequency energy with rapid cooling to tissue to achieve significant tissue contraction with diminished risk of thermal spread and collateral injury. This versatile tool has many powerful applications in rejuvenation of the head and neck and can be used both subdermally as well as for ablative resurfacing to accomplish significant skin contraction and wrinkle reduction. Deeply etched wrinkles will be erased and the skin contraction of the upper lip and forehead is worth noting. The subdermal application affords a lift of the jowls and neck without having to perform a deep plane lift which can cause skin bunching in temporal area when there is excess redundant skin. This technology requires a thorough understanding of how the energy delivery effects change to the tissue and is highly user and technique dependent. Once more research has been done regarding the settings - optimal energy, flow rates and number of passes based on patients’ skin types, then a consensus of treatment methods can be decided.
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