Various treatments for the management of facial aging have been performed\namong which noninvasive radio-frequency (RF; i.e. , thermage) treatment and\nminimally invasive treatments are on the rise. The purpose of this study was\nto analyze trends of the treatment of facial aging in Korea and to investigate\nrelationships between the use of noninvasive RF and minimally invasive\ntreatments. A retrospective analysis conducted on data from 4021 patients\nshowed that thermage treatment increased by 134.9% over 5 years. As a person\nages, the rate of facial treatment with both the botulinum toxin (for the\nmasseter and lines of the glabella, lateral canthus, and forehead) and the PDO\nthread lift increases. The use of the treatments, nasolabial fold filler and Silhouette\nSoft Thread, however, was not associated with aging. The patients\nreceiving thermage treatment were less likely to undergo any of the other\ntreatments including PDO thread lift, Silhouette Soft Thread, nasolabial fold\nfiller, or any of the botulinum toxin treatments. Overall, the results showed\nthat patients who had received noninvasive RF tended to receive less minimally\ninvasive treatment.
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