Secret RF is a Fractionated Microneedle Radiofrequency device that can be used for Acne Scar Treatment
This is the latest addition to The Clifford Clinc's armour of lasers and it is used to complement Clifford's Infini Fractional Microneedle Radiofrequency device for treatment of depressed acne scars.
Secret RF uses radiofrequency energy to stimulate collagen growth in the deep dermal layers of the skin. Similar to Infini in concept, the difference between the Secret RF machine and Infini is the ability to use non-insulated needles in Secret RF and semi-insulated needles in Infini. Also with the ability of RF assisted subscision from the Secret RF device, a larger variety of depressed acne scars can now be addressed in a single setting as compared to before.
Patients undergoing depressed acne scar treatment are often concerned with side effects, post treatment recovery time as well as efficacy. Fractionated microneedle radiofrequency devices (including Secret RF and Infini) have a much shorter down time profile due to minimal damage to the epidermal barrier. They also have a much better safety profile with a much lower post inflammatory hyperpigmentation incidence as compared to ablative lasers like fractional co2 lasers.
Why is the recovery for Secret RF and Infini faster? This
is largely due to the finely designed microneedles that do little damage to the
epidermis. Radiofrequency energy can induce electrical current which result in heating
of the dermal tissue hence improving the acne scars. Lasers on the other hand
generate heat by delivering energy to chromophores or pigments within the skin,
generating heat through a process called photothermolysis. This may somewhat
explain why lasers may have a higher incidence of hyperpigmentation if too high
powers are used in an attempt to get more results in acne scar treatment.
Infini vs Secret RF
So one might ask, why have 2 devices that seem to work the same way? The truth is as many with acne scars know is that acne scars is not an easy problem to treat. The concept of Semi-Insulated Needles have proof safe with acne scar remodelling, skin tightening as well as pore refining. Non-insulated Microneedle Fractional RF from the Infini was never a viable option but from Secret RF, this option has now become feasible due to the difference in tip profile both in terms of size, material and duration where the tip can be left into the skin.
Moreover, Secret RF now as a RF assisted subscision tip that cuts through anchoring scar fibers more effectively than the traditional subscision needle. With this new subscision technique, you would expect less bruising, less swelling and less down time for faster recovery with Secret RF for depressed acne scar treatment. Rolling scars that were traditionally treated with subscision or microneedle assisted subscison can now be more accurately targeted with the Secret RF machine.
So one might ask, why have 2 devices that seem to work the same way? The truth is as many with acne scars know is that acne scars is not an easy problem to treat. The concept of Semi-Insulated Needles have proof safe with acne scar remodelling, skin tightening as well as pore refining. Non-insulated Microneedle Fractional RF from the Infini was never a viable option but from Secret RF, this option has now become feasible due to the difference in tip profile both in terms of size, material and duration where the tip can be left into the skin.
Moreover, Secret RF now as a RF assisted subscision tip that cuts through anchoring scar fibers more effectively than the traditional subscision needle. With this new subscision technique, you would expect less bruising, less swelling and less down time for faster recovery with Secret RF for depressed acne scar treatment. Rolling scars that were traditionally treated with subscision or microneedle assisted subscison can now be more accurately targeted with the Secret RF machine.
