Is multipolar RF a good type of radiofrequency treatment for cellulite?
Multipolar radiofrequency goes deeper than bipolar, so it must be good for cellulite, right?
Multipolar is a gimmicky form of bipolar RF
Bipolar RF is by its nature superficial, no matter what voodoo you do to make it go deeper
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Multipolar radiofrequency goes deeper than bipolar, so it must be good for cellulite, right?
No and no. Multipolar RF doesn’t go deeper and it is not an effective cellulite treatment.
Multipolar RF, i.e. tripolar, tetrapolar, hexapolar or octipolar RF, is a type of bipolar radiofrequency and, contrary to marketing nonsense, it does not reach deeper than bipolar RF.
Yes, multipolar RF is still a bipolar type of radiofrequency. In nature there are only two types or electricity: plus and minus.
With so called multipolar RF, the (+) and (-) poles alternate between 3 or more electrodes. So multipolar RF is still bipolar RF, just with the poles alternating, with no extra benefits incurred for cellulite reduction.
Multipolar RF is a gimmicky form of bipolar RF
So multipolar RF is a gimmick to make people think that they have treatment with many poles and that must be deeper/better, right?
Wrong. Any type of bipolar RF, by its own very nature, cannot effectively reach deep enough, i.e. into the hypodermis, to treat cellulite properly.
This is because most of the current applied on the skin propagates via the treatment medium via which bipolar RF is applied (cream, lotion, serum, glycerine, propylene glycol, you name it) and warms the surface of the skin (epidermis) much more than anything inside the skin.
Bipolar RF is by its nature superficial, no matter what voodoo you do to make it go deeper
If you increase the intensity to increase heat in the hypodermis, where cellulite is found,, you burn the skin. If you decrease the intensity, to keep safe, nothing happens in the epidermis.
So any small benefit you see from multipolar RF is due to some skin tightening that occurs in the dermis, the middle skin layer.
But even for skin tightening, multipolar / bipolar RF is not good enough, as any time you try to increase intensity for better/faster results the epidermis is overheated.
The only type of RF I would ever use for both skin tightening and cellulite is high-power, resistive, monopolar radiofrequency. But that’s material for another article.
For the moment, the thing to remember is that bipolar RF does not reach deep enough and is not an efficient treatment for cellulite removal, despite what multipolar RF manufacturers claim. If it was we wouldn’t have to spend £100k for our equipment (multipolar RF machines are much cheaper).
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