RADIESSE Injection in Perioral and Marionette Lines

Erevna Innovations

Status: Completed

Conditions: Skin Quality

Treatments: Device: Radiesse (calcium hydroxylpatite)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04172740

2019-VP-003R

Details and patient eligibility

About

Following treatment with Radiesse, many patients mention an improvement in skin texture This observation is independent from the improvement observed on their facial shape. There is therefore a need to identify and quantify changes in skin parameters following treatment with Radiesse

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. At the time of consent, women between the ages of 18 and 80 years old;
2. Patient requires lower face treatment (perioral/marionette region) with RADIESSE;
3. Willingness to comply with study requirements;
4. Provide written consent;
5. Patient has a rating of 2 or 3 at Baseline on the Merz Marionette Grading Scale, as per the investigator;
6. Accepted the obligation not to receive any other facial procedures through the follow-up;
7. Understood and accepted the obligation and would be logistically able to appear for all scheduled follow-up visits;
8. No previous facial fillers for a period of 12 months prior to this study;
9. No previous facial fillers in the lower face for 18 months prior to this study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Current Pregnancy or lactation [sexually active women of childbearing age must agree to use medically acceptable methods of contraception for the duration of this study (e.g., oral contraceptives, condoms, intrauterine device, shot/injection, patch)];
2. Hypersensitivity to RADIESSE, calcium hydroxylpatite filler or local anesthetics;
3. Patient has received any lower face treatment during the last 12 months, or neuromodulator in the last 6 months;
4. Patient has received mentalis muscle injections of any kind (BoNT-A or fillers) in the last 6 months;
5. Patients meeting any official RADIESSE contra-indications;
6. Patients presenting with porphyria;
7. Inability to comply with follow-up and abstain from facial injections during the study period;
8. Heavy smokers, classified as smoking more than 12 cigarettes per day;
9. History of severe or multiple allergies manifested by anaphylaxis;
10. Previous tissue revitalization therapy in the treatment area within 6 months before treatment with laser or light, mesotherapy, radiofrequency, ultrasound, cryotherapy, chemical peeling, or dermabrasion;
11. Previous surgery including aesthetic facial surgical therapy or liposuction, piercing, or tattoos in the treatment area;
12. History or presence of any disease or lesion near or at the treatment area, including inflammation, active or chronic infection, including in the mouth, dentals, head and neck region;
13. Facial psoriasis, eczema, acne, rosacea, perioral dermatitis and herpes zoster in the treatment area;
14. Cancer or precancer in the treatment area, e.g. actinic keratosis;
15. History of bleeding disorders or treatment with thrombolytics, anticoagulants, or inhibitors of platelet aggregation (e.g. Aspirin or other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]), within 2 weeks before treatment;
16. Patients using immunosuppressants;
17. Patients with a tendency to form hypertrophic scars or any other healing disorders;
18. Patients with known hypersensitivity to lidocaine or agents structurally related to amide type local anaesthetics (e.g., certain anti-arrhythmics);
19. Patients administered dental block or topical administration of lidocaine;
20. Patients with epilepsy, impaired cardiac conduction, severely impaired hepatic function or severe renal dysfunction.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Radiesse (calcium hydroxylpatite)