Glossary
Body-contouring glossary
- Applicator
- The part placed on the skin that delivers energy (ultrasound, radiofrequency). On AdipoXtrem, applicators stay fixed during emission.
- Cavitation
- Formation and oscillation of microbubbles in a liquid exposed to ultrasound. In aesthetics, a non-invasive technique using low-frequency ultrasound on subcutaneous fat.
- Cellulite (“orange-peel” skin)
- Changes in skin relief, mainly on thighs and buttocks, with multifactorial causes; fibrous septa linking skin to deeper tissue play a central role. Salons commonly distinguish watery, adipose and fibrous cellulite — a practical guide, not a medical diagnosis.
- Cryolipolysis
- A technique using controlled cold, based on fat cells' greater sensitivity to cold.
- HIFU
- High-intensity focused ultrasound: energy concentrated at a point for a thermal effect. Different from low-frequency cavitation.
- Hertz (kHz, MHz)
- Unit of frequency. 1 kHz = 1,000 cycles per second; 1 MHz = 1,000,000. Cavitation uses kilohertz, radiofrequency megahertz.
- Hands-free
- Operating mode in which applicators stay in place and are driven by the device, without the practitioner continuously moving a handpiece.
- Nanometre (nm)
- Unit of light wavelength. 635 nm is visible red; 980 nm is invisible near infrared.
- Photobiomodulation
- The effect of low-intensity red or near-infrared light on cell activity, through absorption in mitochondria.
- Radiofrequency
- High-frequency alternating current that heats tissue in a controlled way, used for skin firmness.
- Skinfold
- Thickness of skin and subcutaneous tissue pinched between fingers or measured with callipers; used to guide programme choice.
- Multi-level stationary ultrasound
- The AdipoXtrem designer's name for combining fixed (“stationary”) applicators with two cavitation frequencies, 30 and 40 kHz (“multi-level”). It does not refer to the standing-wave phenomenon.