Can I take advantage of 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I’m a 5’4″ 110 lbs. 73 12 months outdated in good well being with no prescribed drugs, do not smoke, not often drink, and might hike 12 miles simply.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. As a result of warmth side of the process, is it secure to have this process completed?
I do know it’s actually onerous to get steerage on these points. It’s partly as a result of cardiologists are great along with your coronary heart, however can’t and shouldn’t spend time making an attempt sustain with all these totally different aesthetic units. And, our main care docs are having to struggle an uphill battle every single day with these company medication teams to take care of high quality. Your board licensed dermatologists are your finest guess 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 common tips for interested by this:
- There are greater than three other ways RF/sound waves can be utilized in these procedures. The primary ones are bipolar units, unipolar and monopolar, however there are others. To simplify it, this determines how the present is handed by your physique, or if it simply stays within the pores and skin. It’s difficult, which is why there isn’t one easy reply to this.
- The issue will be the warmth that the system generates. Usually it’s the glue that cements the implant or the hip. You may see why you wouldn’t need this to achieve a “melting” level and deteriorate.
- If no present is being handed by the metallic/glue, and there isn’t quite a lot of warmth generated by the process, it’s very low threat. For instance, with the CO2 query above, was the implant glued in? Ask your plastic surgeon if the CO2 could be secure for you. Usually, CO2 could be secure over an implant, however the pores and skin could be very skinny in that space.
- If the grounding pad isn’t positioned in order that the present is travelling by the implant in query, there isn’t any warmth generated. However once more, please verify along with your docs. Many sufferers don’t actually know precisely what was completed or what was used.
- Lasers (gentle waves) usually are not an issue typically for units like pacemakers and defibrillators. Importantly, any RF/sound wave system may very well be. You have to get an okay out of your physician for these.
Sources for you:
- If you happen to can’t get solutions from the supplier who’s doing the procedures, my suggestion could be to depart and discover a extra educated workplace.
- Strive contacting the corporate who makes the system. If it’s a medical system firm, they’re purported to have a medical director who can reply questions like these. Generally they ship the default firm information, which isn’t all the time that useful.
- Contact your surgeon who put within the implant or metallic and ask them. However importantly, solely after you analysis your self and know precisely what system you’re interested by 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 purported to have medical administrators. Ask the technician to place you in touch with them.
- Internet “analysis” is beneficial principally for getting collectively a superb listing of questions you need to ask.
Hope this helps!
Dr. Brandith Irwin, MD
Founding father of SkinTour & MadisonMD Skincare
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