POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO BOTOX TECHNIQUE TO SMOOTH FACIAL WRINKLES USING RADIO WAVES GFX RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION ON FACIAL NERVES TO SMOOTH WRINKLES

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A "new wrinkle" in cosmetic dermatology. There is a new method to try and smooth wrinkles on the face using radio frequency energy. Radio wave energy has been used in various medical procedures previously. Botox is a well known chemical method to temporarily smooth wrinkles on the face by carefully calibrated injections of Botox botulinum toxin that paralyze the muscles in the face. Now a procedure has been approved by the FDA to smooth wrinkles using radio waves called GFX. The radio waves target the nerves attached to muscles associated with facial expression wrinkling. The process is called Percutaneous Selective Radiofrequency Neuroablation (PSRN). Radio waves have been used in other medical procedures, for example in the heart but this is the first I have heard of them being used to smooth wrinkles."GFX is FDA cleared as a subcutaneous lesion generation system utilizing bipolar radio frequency technology to target motor nerves".





GFX for wrinkles,is a new procedure.One advantage touted is that the effects of GFX may last one or two years rather than several months as is the case with Botox. The GFX pen is held by the treating doctor and placed under the skin through a single puncture site. The doctor then delivers the energy selectively resulting in an immediate relaxation of the tense frowning muscles of the forehead. It would probably be difficult to find many dermatologists or plastic surgeons who practice it currently since it is so new. The manufacturer is Advanced Cosmetic Intervention, Inc.

Explanation of GFX Radiofrequency Wrinkle Smoothing System