Evaluating the Effect of Glycerol on Increasing the Safety and Efficiency of Hyperthermic Laser Lipolysis

Overview

Journal Lasers Med Sci

Publisher Springer

Date 2024 Mar 1

PMID 38427121

Authors

Afsane Vahidian

Parvaneh Momayezan Marnani

Alireza Mehdizadeh

Abbas Rezaeian

Mohsen Ostovari

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of glycerol as an Optical Clearing Agent on the temperature profile of the skin during HyperThermic Laser Lipolysis using computer simulation. In this study, a three-layer model of the skin was used to simulate HyperThermic Laser Lipolysis. The Monte Carlo MCML code was used to investigate the propagation of laser photons inside skin tissue. The energy absorbed from photons is used as a heat source to determine the increase in temperature and assess thermal damage in the layers of the skin. The finite element method in COMSOL software was used for calculation. The simulation of single-pulse radiation exposure with and without applying glycerol to the skin model was investigated to assess the impact of glycerol. Glycerol decreases the temperature and thermal damage to the epidermis layer while increasing the temperature of the fat layer. Moreover, the presence of glycerol increases the depth of fat cell destruction. Glycerol, as a supplement, significantly improves the efficacy of HyperThermic Laser Lipolysis.

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