Efeitos da eletrolipólise no tratamento da gordura localizada abdominal em mulheres que praticam atividade física : uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

The irregular development of the subcutaneous adipose connective tissue is known as localized fat, in which adipocytes have larger size with a triglyceride quantity bigger than other regions. In dermato functional physiotherapy, there are several non-invasive treatments to deal with localized fat, one of the most used is the electrolipolysis. Objectives: Evaluate the effectiveness of the electrolipolysis on the reduction of the abdominal fat when associated with physical activities, also to observe its indications, forms of application and the most suitable parameters for technical applications. Methods: This study is featured as being a narrative revision of the literature type, where MEDLINE (International Literature on Health Sciences), LILACS (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde) and SCIELO (Scientific Eletronic Library Online) were used as data base. There were included articles published between the years of 2005 and 2015, that involved electrolipolysis as a treatment of the adiposity, with free availabity and online access. Results: The electrolipolysis, with needles application, come up with better results with the percutaneous mode. During the procedure a low frequency microcurrent should be applied (around 20Hz), the results become more significative after the third session. Positive effects on the reduction of the localized fat in either active and sedentary women were observed in these studies. Conclusions: More research needs to be done since there are not many studies in the literature about the effectiveness of this technique associated with physical activites, also it was not evidenced the major loss of fat in that group.