Fractional Ablative Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Acne Scars and Wrinkles

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Wrinkles, Acne Scars

In brief

To assess the safety and efficacy of the Pixel RF (fractional radio frequency) module in the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01645345

Run by

Alma Lasers Inc.

People needed

200

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects meeting the following inclusion criteria may participate:
• Male or female subject 18-60 years of age.
• Clinically documented rolling and boxcar acne scars and/or wrinkles score of 2 or 3 per the Rao-Goldman scale (see section 6.5.1 for wrinkle classification).
• Limitation to acne scared and wrinkles area: face.
• Patients must commit to all follow-up visits.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation:
• Bacterial or viral infection
• Impaired immune system
• Isotretinoin (Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, and Sotret) in the past 6 months
• Scleroderma
• Extensive radiation therapy
• Burns in the treatment area
• Poor healing in the treatment area
• Metal implants near the treatment area
• Implantable pacemaker or automatic defibrillator/cardioverter (AICD)
• Ablative/non-ablative cosmetic intervention (deep peeling) in the past 3 months in the areas to be treated
• Active cancer
• Active collagen or vascular disease
• Pregnancy or IVF procedure

Where it is running

• Metropolitan MD — Glenview, Illinois, United States
• Dr. Zimmerman — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
• Victoria Cirillo-Hyland — Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

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