A Study on a Non-Invasive Therapy with No Side Effects for the Treatment of Stretch Marks

ABSTRACT

Objective: The study aims to test the efficacy and safety of VEMFtherapy (also known as Biodermogenesi), synergy between electromagnetic fields, electron flux and vacuum, applied on striae albae (SA) found on the glutes of women of various ages and phototypes. The choice of the type of stretch marks that are examined, selected for their location and dating, allows the study to open a discussion on the possibility to successfully and safely intervene even against the striae generally more widespread in women.

Methods: 30 female patients aged 20-61 years, with phototype included between II to V, afflicted with white stretch marks that are 5 to 38 years old, were treated with a cycle of 9 or 12 sessions of VEMFtherapy® with one session per week. 9 sessions were performed for 16 patients with striae up to 20 years old and 12 sessions were performed for 14 patients with striae that that are older than 20 years. The treatment was performed with the medical device Bi-one® LifeTouchTherapy equipped with a generator of electric impulses, electromagnetic fields and vacuum simultaneously. Subjective evaluation is expected to be carried separately by patients and researchers who are asked to evaluate filling of the furrow, the feeling to the touch, the dyschromia and the eventual tanning of the stretch marks by adopting a Linkert scale. The evaluation is performed at T0 (before the sessions) and at T1 (at the end of the complete treatment).

Results: The result appears to be significative and uniform for all patients, as demonstrated by the filling of the striae, which is evident both to the touch and visually and thanks to the recovery of a colour compatible with the surrounding tissue, followed by the tanning of the stretch marks which is a consequence of exposure to the Sun. Simultaneously, it is possible to notice an increase in the elasticity and firmness of the treated glutes, with a substantial remodelling. The therapy has never caused side effects and has resulted extremely pleasant.

Conclusion: The synergy of VEMFtherapy has demonstrated to regenerate the SA of the glute by significantly reducing – and in some cases completely eliminating – their evidence to the touch and to the eye, also thanks to the found ability to tan the striae with ultraviolet exposure. The absence of side effects and the high level of stretch mark regeneration and of glute remodelling qualifies VEMFtherapy as designated therapy for white and dated striae.

Keywords: VEMFtherapy; Striae; Stretch Marks; Glutes; Toning; Cellulite; Electromagnetic Fields; Vacuum; Electroporation; Biodermogenesi