Fractional microneedle radiofrequency - mechanism of action and assessment of safety, effectiveness in the treatment, and possible side effects based on a review of scientific literature

NOWAK, Aleksandra, NOWAK, Alicja, BOGUSZ, Klaudia, CYWKA, Łucja, BARAN, Natalia, BIELAK, Adriana, SZWED, Weronika, MAKSYMOWICZ, Marcela and MACHOWIEC, Piotr. Fractional microneedle radiofrequency - mechanism of action and assessment of safety, effectiveness in the treatment, and possible side effects based on a review of scientific literature. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2023;21(1):106-114. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2023.21.01.011

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Fractional microneedle radiofrequency - mechanism of action and assessment of safety, effectiveness in the treatment, and possible side effects based on a review of scientific literature

Aleksandra Nowak¹, Alicja Nowak², Klaudia Bogusz², Łucja Cywka², Natalia Baran³, Adriana Bielak⁴, Weronika Szwed⁵, Marcela Maksymowicz⁶, Piotr Machowiec⁶

¹ Sz. Starkiewicz Specialist Hospital in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Szpitalna 13, 41-300 Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland

² 7th Navy Hospital in Gdańsk, Polanki 117, 80-305 Gdansk, Poland

³ Independent Public Clinical Hospital of the prof W. Orlowski in Warsaw, Czerniakowska 231, 00-416 Warsaw, Poland

⁴ The Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God Hospital, Trynitarska 11, 31-061 Krakow, Poland

⁵ Provincial Specialist Hospital in Olsztyn, Żołnierska 18, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland

⁶ Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland

ORCID ID:

Aleksandra Nowak: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8572-8798 amm.nowak97@gmail.com

Alicja Nowak: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4684-2877 alicja.nowak.97@gmail.com

Klaudia Bogusz: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0818-2423 klaudia.bogusz7@wp.pl

Łucja Cywka: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8314-4825  cywka.lj@gmail.com

Natalia Baran: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3221-9651 nataliabaran097@gmail.com

Adriana Bielak: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4998-0458  a.bielak1@gmail.com

Weronika Szwed: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-7970 weronikaszwed1997@gmail.com

Marcela Maksymowicz: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-1609 marcela.maksymowicz@gmail.com

Piotr Machowiec: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-0110 piotr.machowiec1997@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction and purpose: 

For all skin types, micro-needle radiofrequency (FMR) can be a safe and effective aesthetic medicine procedure for the treatment of various dermatological and aesthetic conditions. The aim of the study is to present the mechanism of action and assess safety, treatment efficacy, and possible side effects on the basis of a review of the scientific literature.

Description of the state of knowledge: 

FMR uses micro-needles to penetrate the skin to a depth of up to 4.5 mm and deliver radiofrequency current in a fractional manner, producing the controlled fractions of micro-injuries in the dermis, inducing neocollagenesis, neoelastinogenesis, and angiogenesis. FMR has a wide range of positive effects such as skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, facial and body scar remodeling, and hair growth through transdermal collagen induction.

Summary: 

Increasingly, patients are looking for minimally invasive methods of skin tightening and fat remodeling. In response, Aesthetic Medicine has proposed a combination of two techniques, micro-needling and radiofrequency. As more and more studies are showing the effectiveness and efficiency of this procedure, also emphasizing its safety, minimal risk of serious side effects, and ease of use, micro-needle radiofrequency is being proposed as an attractive answer to people's desires for a less invasive method of skin rejuvenation. However, further research in this area is needed to optimize the parameters of the treatment to achieve the best results.

Keywords: fractional micro-needle radiofrequency, side effects, mechanism of action, safety, effectiveness, treatment, Morpheus8