This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of polydioxanone thread embedding acupuncture and manual acupuncture on the reduction of the nasolabial fold. One cycle of therapy in the manual acupuncture group (MA) was carried out with 6 sessions of manual acupuncture therapy while one cycle of therapy in the thread embedding acupuncture group (TEA) received 1 single session of thread embedding acupuncture. The outcome of the study was assessed based on the length of the nasolabial fold as measured by a digital vernier caliper, changes in wrinkle severity rating scale, and patient's subjective opinion of her nasolabial fold using visual analog scale. Outcome measurements were carried out after completing 1 cycle, and follow up at 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months and 3 months after completing 1 cycle.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Manual acupuncture using filiform needle
Thread Embedding acupuncture using Polydioxanone thread
Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital
Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Nasolabial fold length
Mean difference of nasolabial fold length (measured using digital vernier calipers in millimeters) between two groups
Time frame: Before intervention (baseline), after completing 1 cycle, at 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 month, and 3 month follow up
Wrinkle severity rating scale (WSRS)
Mean difference of WSRS between two groups
Time frame: Before intervention (baseline), after completing 1 cycle, at 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 month, and 3 month follow up
Visual analog scale (VAS)
Mean difference of VAS (patient's subjective opinion of her nasolabial fold) between two groups
Time frame: Before intervention (baseline), after completing 1 cycle, at 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months follow up
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