Heat Therapy

Thermotherapy
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Pregnancy

Heat therapy devices are likely safe to use during pregnancy, but well-controlled clinical studies in pregnant women are lacking.

If you are pregnant or may become pregnant, talk to your doctor before you start heat therapy.

Breastfeeding

It is not known if or how heat therapy may affect breastfed infants or milk production. Therefore, if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed, talk to your doctor before you start heat therapy.

References
  1. Min, S., Park, S. Y., Yoon, J. Y. & Suh, D. H. Comparison of fractional microneedling radiofrequency and bipolar radiofrequency on acne and acne scar and investigation of mechanism: comparative randomized controlled clinical trial. Archives of Dermatological Research 307, 897–904 (2015).
  2. Kaminaka, C., Uede, M., Matsunaka, H., Furukawa, F. & Yamamoto, Y. Clinical studies of the treatment of facial atrophic acne scars and acne with a bipolar fractional radiofrequency system. The Journal of Dermatology 42, 580–7 (2015).
  3. Yu, J. N. T. & Huang, P. Use of a TriPollar radio-frequency device for the treatment of acne vulgaris. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy 13, 50–3 (2011).
  4. Sadick, N. S., Laver, Z. & Laver, L. Treatment of mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris using a combined light and heat energy device: Home-use clinical study. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy 12, 276–83 (2010).
  5. Elman, M. & Lask, G. The role of pulsed light and heat energy (LHE TM ) in acne clearance. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy 6, 91–5 (2004).

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