Abstract
The device that irradiates infrared radiation (IR) and high radiofrequency (RF) simultaneously (ST ReFirme™: IR-RF) was applied to the fat vanish weight loss method and its effect and the mechanism of action for tightening was investigated in this study Seven obese male patients whose abdominal circumference is more than 85 cm were selected as a test subject First of all IR-RF was continuously irradiated to approximately 1% of the umbilical region The measurement of body weight abdominal circumference and blood pressure thermograph and all sorts of blood tests and measurement of the size of abdominal fat by Computed Tomography (CT) were carried out before and 30 min and 60 min after the irradiation Then the changes in these parameters were examined The body weight and abdominal circumference showed declining trend from 30 min after the irradiation Time-course changes were found in the catecholamine system and lipid / carbohydrate metabolism In the case which showed radical decline of body weight and abdominal circumference the trend of declining visceral fat was also observed by CT This methodology is expected to be a one of the treatment choices in new territory of obese treatment for the future It was found out that metabolism changes in catecholamine and lipid / carbohydrate systems will occur during IR-RF irradiation The possibility of contribution of this influence particularly on a fat cell to tightening was suggested
