The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of the 1064nm Neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser (Laser Genesis, Cutera TM) in the treatment of surgical scar after direct brow lift.
Patients who undergo a direct brow lift may participate in this study. Participants will receive laser treatment on one of the two surgical wounds (side of treatment will be chosen randomly by an independent source). Treatment parameters will be 500 spots and 10-14 megajoules (mJ) depending on skin type. The opposite side brow scar will not be treated until 1 month after the study is completed (if the patient elects to treat the contralateral brow after study completion this will be done at no charge to the patient). This treatment will be given at 2-4 week intervals for 6 treatments. Photographs will be taken at each visit, and they will be assessed based on different parameters by an examiner, as well as judged by the patient based on overall appearance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
9
Non-ablative, non-fractional, microsecond-pulsed Nd:YAG laser 500-1000 pulses, 0.3 msec pulse duration, 10-14 J/cm2, 5 mm spot size
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, Florida, United States
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Plantation, Florida, United States
Relative Improvement
Which scar, overall, appears to have improved more from initial to final visit, as rated by blinded examiner of photographs
Time frame: 1 month after final treatment
Overall Appearance
Subjects were asked to rate overall cosmesis of both the treated and control scars on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being extremely poor and 10 being extremely excellent, as rated by participant
Time frame: 10 minutes before first treatment and at the final visit
Hair Loss
After each laser session, subjects were asked to rate perceived amount of hair loss from both the treated and control scars on a 1-10 scale, with 1 being none at all and 10 being extremely significant
Time frame: within 1 hour after final treatment
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