The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of the Mē device for at home facial skin rejuvenation.
The mē home use device is an FDA approved device for hair removal on all skin types and body regions including the face. The device uses Elōs technology which is a combination of electrical field at radio frequencies (RF) and intense optical energy that are simultaneously applied to the tissue and were found to have synergistic effects. Elōs technology has been used at the clinic for non-ablative skin rejuvenation. The levels of Elōs energy used with the professional devices at the clinic is much higher than the level of energy used by the mē device for home use. The current study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the mē device for home-use non-ablative skin rejuvenation. Healthy female volunteers, seeking facial skin rejuvenation treatment will be enrolled. The study includes up to 7 visits at the clinic. The defined areas for treatment are one or more facial sub areas (e.g., forehead, peri-orbital, cheeks, peri oral). Subjects will be provided with the device and will be instructed as to the method of usage. The subjects will perform treatments at the clinic and at home according to the schedule detailed in the intervention section. Follow ups will take place at the 1 and 2 months visits. Optional additional follow up visits will take place 3 and 6 months after the initial treatment. Evaluations will include skin safety, tolerability of the procedure, improvement assessment by the study doctor and subject, satisfaction. Optionally, before/after pictures of follow-up visits vs baseline will be sent to blinded evaluators.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
The mē device will be used for self administered facial treatments that will be repeated up to 3 times every session. The duration of a treatment session is 5-10 minutes.
Friedman Skin & Laser Center
Jerusalem, Israel, Israel
RECRUITINGImprovement in treated area appearance compared to baseline scored by the physician
Improvement will be scored by the physician using the Fitzpatrick classification of skin elastosis (FES) and the global esthetic improvement (GAI) scale in 6 categories including 1) fine lines/ wrinkles; 2) brightness; 3) tightness; 4) texture; 5) pigment; 6) overall improvement using a 5-point Likert scale where 0 represents no change and 4 represents significantly marked improvement
Time frame: 1 month
Improvement in treated area appearance compared to baseline scored by the subject
Improvement will be scored by the subject using the global esthetic improvement (GAI) scale in 6 categories including 1\) fine lines/ wrinkles; 2) brightness; 3) tightness; 4) texture; 5) pigment; 6) overall improvement using a 5-point Likert scale where 0 represents no change and 4 represents significantly marked improvement
Time frame: 1 month
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