A rare complication of radiofrequency treatment for cellulite of the lower leg
F. Ulrich,
L. Elahi,
L. Schiraldi,
A. Grobbelaar,
W. Raffoul
Affiliations
F. Ulrich
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland; Corresponding author.
L. Elahi
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
L. Schiraldi
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
A. Grobbelaar
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland
W. Raffoul
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
Radiofrequency (RF) is increasingly used as an aesthetic treatment for a variety of purposes ranging from the treatment of acne scarring, cellulite correction and skin and soft tissue rejuvenation. The majority of patients experience no complications, and the treatment is therefore also frequently administered by non-medically trained staff. We present a patient, who developed severe 3rd degree burn after RF treatment requiring reconstructive surgery with a split thickness skin graft.
