The Impact of Botulinum Toxin on Brow Height and Morphology: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe three safe and reproducible techniques for brow lifting using botulinum toxin. It will also describe the effect of 2 techniques on the eyebrow shape using quantitative, objective measurements and satisfaction scales.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
• Treatments: abobotulinumtoxinA; Botulinum Toxins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Consecutive 30 female patients presenting to our clinic for brow lifting with botulinum toxin will be randomized to receive one of the two injection techniques

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with previous periorbital/forehead surgery

• Patients who plucked the upper eyebrow margin

• Patients with eyebrow tatoos

• Patients with upper face botulinum toxin injection in the past 12 months

• Patients with resorbable upper face fillers injection in the past 12 months

• Patients with previous permanent upper face fillers injection

• Pregnant patients

• Lactating patients

• Patients with preexisting neuromuscular conditions (myasthenia gravis, Eaton Lambert syndrome)

• Patients using medication that could potentiate the effect of botulinum (ex:

aminoglycoside antibiotics)

• Patients with sensitivity to botulinum toxin or human albumin