NCT02864511

Botulinum Toxin for Neck Rejuvenation

Nefertiti Lift for Neck Rejuvenation: Assessing Efficiency and Re-defining Patient Selection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe a safe and consistent technique for neck rejuvenation using botulinum toxin. This study will also evaluate the efficiency of the intervention and determine the patients that would benefit most.

Detailed description

The abobotulinumtoxinA will be used for the Nefertiti lift The abobotulinumtoxinA will be prepared by adding 2.5 cc of normal saline to a 500-unit Dysport© (Ipsen Ltd, Berks, UK) vial Preinjection frontal, oblique and lateral patient pictures will be taken (at rest and with contraction) Injection points: * A series of 4 injection points 1-2 cm apart on a horizontal line under the mandible posterior to the hypothetical line were the nasolabial fold meets the mandible * If present, injection of each platysmal band every 2 cm with 2 to 4 injection points per band (Injection of platysmal band will be done by holding the band between 2 fingers and injecting intramuscularly) For all injection points 5 units per point of abobotulinumtoxinA will be used A maximum of 125 units of abobotulinumtoxinA will be allowed for the global neck treatment Follow up will be done at 15 days for retouching or for post op pictures if no retouching is needed. if retouching is needed post injection pictures will be taken 10 days post retouching Retouching: each residual platysmal band will be reinjected every 2 cm with 2 to 4 injection points per band (Injection of platysmal band will be done by holding the band between 2 fingers and injecting intramuscularly) (5 units per point of abobotulinumtoxinA will be used) A total of 30 patients will be recruited

Conditions

• Botulinum Toxin, Rejuvenation, Neck, Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Nefertiti lift

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2016-08-12
• Last updated: 2016-10-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Lebanon