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THE PATIENT RECEIVED A 2 X 2 CM DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BETWEEN TWO HANDPIECES PLACED ON THE LOWER ABDOMEN. THE BURN DEVELOPED INTO A BLISTER AND WAS TREATED WITH POLYSPORIN, VASELINE, AND MEDI-HONEY. THE PATIENT'S REPORTED BMI IS 33.8. THE TRUSCULPT ID INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE THE FOLLOWING: CAUTION: HANDPIECES SHOULD BE SPACED BASED ON THE PATIENT'S BMI AND/OR UNDERLYING FAT THICKNESS IN THE TREATMENT AREA TO PREVENT ADVERSE EVENTS. FOR BMI 26-30 OR >1 CM FAT THICKNESS, PLACE HANDPIECES >1 CM APART. UP TO 2 HANDPIECES CAN BE USED ON LARGE OR SMALL DECALS, VERIFYING 1 CM OR MORE SEPARATION BETWEEN HANDPIECES." THE BURN RESULTED FROM INSUFFICIENT SEPARATION BETWEEN THE HANDPIECES PLACED ON THE LOWER ABDOMEN. SPECIFICALLY, THREE HANDPIECES WERE POSITIONED ON A SINGLE DECAL, LEADING TO INSUFFICIENT SPACE BETWEEN THE HANDPIECES. THE TRUSCULPT ID SYSTEM WAS EVALUATED BY CUTERA FIELD SERVICE AND MET PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.