Assess facial rejuvenation with HA delivered with high-frequency high-intensity ultrasound

Split-Face, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Investigate Passive Versus Active Dermal Filler Administration.

Article specifications

This clinical trial was published in 2018 in Journal of Eur J Dermatol. (IF 2013:1.59) by Portuguese specialists. The aim of this study was to assess facial rejuvenation with HA delivered with high-frequency high-intensity ultrasound. Fifteen women (mean age 55) willing to participate in a randomized, double-blind, face-split trial with HA and placebo formulations in different sides of the face, were subject to five treatment sessions with high-frequency high-intensity ultrasound. Photographs taken before the procedure and after the last procedure were evaluated by a panel of five experts, blind to which side was treated with the HA or with the placebo.

 

Results

The results of the study that showed that administration of HA with high-frequency high-intensity ultrasound is safe and leads to unambiguous facial rejuvenation.