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Multicenter study for the evaluation of tolerance and efficacy of a new integrated aminoacidic treatment on the aging faceintradermal implant (intermediate visit, T1) andat the end of the study period (final visit, T4,four months after the last intradermal implant).Clinical evaluationsThe tolerance of the study treatmentwas evaluated by recording and monitoring anyadverse event and by dermatological assessmentof objective symptoms as erythema, oedema,papules, pustules or other symptoms at baselineand on each successive visit. During thevisits the following clinical evaluations (visualscore) were performed on the right or left faceside, according to a previously completed randomizationlist: skin roughness (at the level ofnasolabial folds and periocular area accordingto reference photographic scales, skin smoothness(surface microrelief), skin tonicity and skinbrightness. The efficacy of the study treatmentwas assessed by visual evaluation conducted atbaseline, at T1 and at the end of the study.Wrinkles grade (at the level of nasolabial foldsand in the area around the eyes) was determinedusing a reference clinical and photographicscale (0= no wrinkles, 1= very mild, 2= mild, 3=quite evident, 4= evident, 5= very evident, 6=marked, 7= very marked. 0, 1 and 7 are exclusioncriteria). Surface microrelief evaluation wasperformed according to a cheek surface photographicscale (1= very regular, 2= regular, 3=irregular, 4= very irregular). Skin tone and skinbrightness were evaluated using a visual score(0= very mild, 1= mild, 2= medium, 3=marked, 4= very marked for skin tone and 1=very opaque, 2= opaque, 3= normal, 4= luminousfor skin brightness).At the end of the treatment (final visit) eachvolunteer gave her personal judgment on theefficacy of the study treatment on deep andsuperficial wrinkles, as well as on elasticity,smoothness and brightness of the skin.In this paper, we have arbitrarily decided todefine as antiageing activity on the face the possiblepositive influence on skin aging evaluatedand measured locally through any eventualimprovement in the thickness of nasolabialskin folds, as described in I n s t ru m e n t a lEvaluations.Instrumental evaluationsA part of the enrolled subjects (n= 21)was also submitted to instrumental evaluationsusing the optical profilometry technique previouslydescribed in the literature (12-14).These subjects were also administered an additionalintradermal injection at T4 and were reevaluatedat T6 months. At baseline and subsequentvisits (T1 and T4) skin replicas at thelevel of nasolabial folds were taken (right or leftside, according to a randomization list).Replicas were obtained using silicone rubber(Optosil, Heraeus Kulzer GmbH & Co, KG) andallowed the evaluation of the dimension of thewrinkles by computerised image analysis.Image analysis of the replicas (optical profilometry):this evaluation was conducted througha computerised image elaboration (Image ProPlus, Media Cybernetics Inc., USA). Replicas wereilluminated with a 45° incident light, whichcreates shadows behind crests that can be photographed,digitised and analysed. The shadowswere transformed into a grey scale, where greyintensities were directly proportional to shadowintensities and therefore to wrinkle depth.Shadows were detected by thresholding. Bydefining an area within the image, and by tracinga segment of known length in a definedposition across the wrinkle and perpendicularto it, it was possible to calculate the followingprofilometric roughness parameters:R a= roughness average parameter which is thearithmetic mean of all ordinates from the meanline of the profile.R t= maximal depth of wrinkles.At baseline (T0), T1, T4 and T6 frontal and profilestandard pictures of the 21 volunteers werealso taken.Self-evaluationsDuring the final visit, each volunteerfilled in a questionnaire regarding the efficacy ofthe treatment under study on deep and superficialwrinkles, as well as on the elasticity,smoothness and brightness of the skin of theirfaces (using the same score for each item: verymarked; marked; medium; mild; absent).Statistical analysis of dataThe statistical evaluations of the visualand instrumental data (adjusted means andstandard deviation) and their relative graphswere performed at the times required by theprotocol.The statistical analyses of the clinical and selfevaluationdata were performed using theWilcoxon and Friedman tests. The analysis ofall parametric data was done using the Student’st test.Journal of Plastic Dermatology 2007; 3, 321
A. Sparavigna A, R. Forte, F.S. DioguardiFigure 1.R esultsClinical evaluationsTo l e r a n c e - The tolerance of thetested products was judged as very good and noadverse event occurred during the study period(final investigators’ opinion: 81%= excellent,18%= good).The good tolerance was confirmed by thevolunteers’ opinion; as a matter of fact, only fewsubjects underlined the appearance of a slighterythema with a burning sensation followingthe first cream and/or liquid patch applicationand lasting few minutes.Clinical evaluations performed during the entiretreatment period demonstrated the absenceof relevant clinical signs as erythema, oedema,papules, pustules or the like.Clinical evaluation of efficacy - The evaluationof the efficacy of the treatment under studytook into account the above mentioned agingsigns. An example of treatment efficacy isshown in F i g u re 1. The statistical evaluation ofthe clinical data was performed using theWilcoxon test. One month after the last intradermalimplant (T1), a significant and importantimprovement of nasolabial folds (p
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