a study evaluating blended belotero for the treatment of etched-in fine facial lines

Conditions: Rhytidosis Facialis

Summary: this is a single center study for adult females or males ages 25 to 75 years who are seeking treatment for etched-in fine lines of the cutaneous lip, and/or radial cheek area, and/or nasolabial folds, and/or melolabial folds, and/or forehead. the purpose of this study is to evaluate blended belotero for the treatment of etched-in fine facial lines and to monitor for adverse events.

this is a study to evaluate the effects of belotero blended with 0.1 cc of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine per 1.0 cc of belotero in the treatment of etched-in fine facial lines. 30 adults scheduled to have blended belotero injected into fine lines of the cutaneous lip, and/or radial cheek area, and/or nasolabial folds, and/or melolabial folds, and/or forehead will be evaluated. the blended belotero will be injected intradermally into these etched-in fine lines. the patients will be given diary cards to document potential adverse events. 2 weeks after receiving injections of the blended belotero the subjects will return to have photographs taken, have their treated fine lines evaluated, and complete a self assessment questionnaire. touch-up injections are common clinical practice and if additional touch-ups would improve their result, those subjects can be re-treated at this visit. those subjects who are touched up will return to the clinic for an additional follow up visit and photographs 2 weeks later. all subjects will return to the clinic 12 weeks and 24 weeks after their last injection for photographs and evaluations. improvement assessments will be made by investigator ratings at each visit. investigator ratings for the cutaneous lip and the forehead area are based on the merz aesthetic validated assessment scales. investigator ratings for the radial cheek area, nasolabial folds, and melolabial folds are based on the validated lemperle facial wrinkle scales.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * adult females and males, aged 25-75 years. * subjects must be seeking treatment for etched-in fine lines of the cutaneous lip area, and/or radial cheek area, and/or nasolabial fold area, and/or melolabial fold area, and/or forehead area. * subjects must have one or more etched-in fine line on the cutaneous lip area, and/or radial cheek area, and/or nasolabial fold area, and/or melolabial fold area, and/or forehead area. * subjects must have been deemed eligible by the treating physician and be scheduled for treatment of etched-in fine facial lines with belotero blended with lidocaine with epinephrine. * subjects must be willing to defer any other cosmetic procedures in the treatment area while in the study. they can continue using topicals with retinoids, retinol, beta hydroxy acids, or alpha hydroxyl acids if they were previously using these topicals for at least 3 months prior to starting the study, but they should not initiate cosmetic treatments with new topicals during the study period. they should not have cosmetic treatments such as chemical peels, microdermabrasion, microneedling procedures, laser procedures, botulinum toxin injections, or other injectable filler therapy in the treatment area during the study period. * subjects must be willing and able to provide written informed consent in english * subjects must be willing and able to follow the procedures outlined in this protocol. exclusion criteria: * subjects who are pregnant. * subjects with previous permanent injectable filler therapy to the treatment area. * subjects with previous non-permanent injectable filler therapy to the treatment area within the past year. * subjects with previous botulinum toxin injections in the treatment area within the past 6 months. * subjects with severe baseline facial lines in the treatment area with a score of 5 based on the validated lemperle facial wrinkle scales. * subjects with visible scars in the treatment area that may affect evaluation of response and/or quality of photography in the opinion of the investigator. * known allergy or sensitivity to any of the treatment injections or their components, including or known or suspected lidocaine hypersensitivity. * subjects with an infection in the treatment area. * subjects are not to undergo any additional cosmetic procedures in the treatment area during the study period. * subjects with a history of poor cooperation, non-compliance with medical treatment, or unrealiability.

Keywords: facial wrinkles photoaging