Cavitation and radiofrequency versus cryolipolysis on leptin regulation in central obese subjects: A randomized controlled study

• Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine Vol. 54; no. 7; pp. 955 - 963
• Main Authors: Abdel‐Aal, Nabil M., Mostafa, Mohamed S. E.M., Saweres, Joseph W., Ghait, Ramy S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Body mass index; Body size; Body weight; Cavitation; central obesity; cryolipolysis; Diet; Insulin; Leptin; Radio frequency; radiofrequency; Statistical analysis; Weight reduction; central obesity; leptin; radiofrequency; cavitation; cryolipolysis
• ISSN: 0196-8092; 1096-9101; 1096-9101
• DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23555

Background and Objective To investigate the efficacy of adding ultrasound cavitation and radiofrequency versus cryolipolysis to weight reduction program on leptin, insulin, waist circumference, skinfold, body weight in central obese subjects. Material and Methods Sixty centrally obese participants were randomly allocated into three equal groups. Subjects in the study group (I) received cavitation and radiofrequency plus dietary regimen, subjects in the second study group (II) received cryolipolysis in conjunction with the same diet program, and subjects in the control group (III) received the same dietary regimen only. Leptin, insulin level, waist circumference, skinfold, body weight, and body mass index were measured shortly before intervention techniques and 3 months afterward. Results There were no statistically significant differences between cavitation plus radiofrequency and cryolipolysis on leptin and insulin levels after 3 months of intervention. However, statistically significant differences were found in waist circumference, skinfold, weight reduction, and body mass index in favor of the cavitation group (p < 0.05). In addition, both cavitation‐radiofrequency and cryolipolysis were statistically significantly different than the diet alone in favor of the study groups (p < 0.05) in all the outcome measures. Furthermore, there were statistically significant differences in all outcome measures (p < 0.05) when comparing the baseline and postintervention results in each group except for leptin level in the diet group (p = 0.14). Conclusion Subjects who underwent cavitation plus radiofrequency had better improvement on waist circumference, skinfold, and body mass index than subjects who received cryolipolysis. However, no differences were found between cavitation plus radiofrequency and cryolipolysis on leptin and insulin levels.