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Clinical Guide
A.12.2. Bipolar Handpiece
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The practitioner will use the bipolar handpiece for a more superficial toning/
tightening in the regions just previously treated with the unipolar handpiece.
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Select the Bipolar handpiece mode from the control panel.
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During treatment the handpiece must be in complete contact with the skin and
slightly pressed towards the skin.
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During treatment the practitioner will slowly and continuously advance the
handpiece in a circular/rotational motion.
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Therapeutic temperature of 106-109.5°F (41-43°C) should be achieved within
one pass (of 30 seconds). The temperature can be checked using a thermometer.
Once the therapeutic temperature is achieved, the practitioner will check the skin
condition by touching the patient's skin to monitor the skin temperature.
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Every 30 seconds, or when the patient starts feeling the heat build-up, the
practitioner will rub the skin gently in order to drain the excess fluids into the
lymph nodes and to relieve the heat sensation.
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The patient should be instructed to describe changes in the heat sensation, which
may become uncomfortable, .since the bipolar handpiece application causes the
temperature to rise very rapidly.
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