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RecruitingNCT06465056

Use of Botulinum Toxin A in Direct Eyebrow Lift Scar

Use of Botulinum Toxin A in Direct Eyebrow Lift Scar: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Prospective, controlled and randomized study in which participants indicated for surgery to direct eyebrow lift will be randomized into two groups. In addition to surgery, the patients will be treated with botulinum toxin in one eyebrow and saline (placebo) in the other site. The patients participate as treatment and placebo at the same time. Assessments will be carried out through non-invasive exams.

Detailed description

A component of eyebrow ptosis, part of the natural aging process, with or without asymmetries, is found in the majority of patients who seek the blepharoplasty procedure. There are several procedures to address this condition, but none of them is undoubtedly superior to the others. The direct eyebrow lift technique is known for providing good eyebrow suspension, predictable results and relatively low complexity surgery, which can be performed with local anesthesia. However, the biggest concern for surgeons and patients is the final appearance of the scar, which will be in a visible area of the face. Botulinum toxin A has been used in recent studies precisely to improve the appearance of scars. Previous studies mainly evaluated traumatic lacerations and post-tumor excision reconstructions, obtaining positive results, with an improvement in the appearance of the wounds in patients who used the medication. It is a safe drug, used for several years for other purposes and without serious adverse effects according to these studies. The objective of this study is to compare the use of botulinum toxin A versus 0.9% saline solution in the healing of direct eyebrow lift surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGBotulinum toxin type ABotulinum toxin application between 3-14 days after direct eyebrow lift surgery.

Timeline

Start date
2024-01-01
Primary completion
2025-01-01
Completion
2026-01-01
First posted
2024-06-18
Last updated
2024-06-18

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Brazil

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06465056. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.