Split-face Study: Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection Under Electromyography-guidance Versus Conventional Palpation Technique

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-12-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare between the conventional palpation method of botulinum toxin type A injection and the electromyography-guided method using clinical parameters and electromyography analysis.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mohamed Hayder Oleish Salih
• Treatments: abobotulinumtoxinA; Botulinum Toxins; Botulinum Toxins, Type A

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Consent.

• Patients within age range of 25 - 60 years.

• Visible corrugator muscle rhytids when frowning by examination.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with no, or minimal wrinkles on the studied area.

• Previous use of botulinum toxin in the previous 6 months.

• Patients on regular or very occasional antispasmodics.

• Patients with any neuromuscular disorders, infections or skin problems at the injection site.

• Patients with any known neurological disease.

• Patients who undergone surgery involving the glabellar area.