The Effect of Facial Exercise on the Appearance of Aging

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Behavioral: Facial Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01689012

STU68255

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study seeks to evaluate the effects of facial exercises on aging of the face.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 40-65 years
• No significant medical illness
• No chronic smokers
• Subject with mild to moderate facial atrophy
• Subjects who provide and interest and who understand the importance of consistently executing the program daily.
• Subjects with the willingness and ability to understand and provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Under 40 years of age, Over 65 years of age
• Pregnant or lactating
• Subjects who have ever had any invasive cosmetic procedure, including facelifts, neck lifts, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, or liposuction
• Subjects who have non-invasive or minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, such a non-ablative lasers, medium-depth or deeper chemical peels, injectable neurotoxins or fillers, within the past year.
• Subjects who have used topical or oral retinoids within the past year.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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27 participants in 1 patient group

Facial Exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Facial Exercise