Collagen Injections for the Treatment of Acne Scars and Wrinkles
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Acne, Acne, Cosmetic, Dermatology |
Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 7/16/2013 |
Start Date: | April 2013 |
End Date: | April 2014 |
Contact: | Emily Poon, PhD |
Email: | research.nuderm@northwestern.edu |
Phone: | 312-695-4761 |
Pilot Study of Autologous Fibroblast Injection for Acne Scars, Forehead Lines, Lip Lines, Horizontal Neck Lines, and Static Crow's Feet
The purpose of this study is to find out if autologous (your own) fibroblast injections are
effective for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or over
- Bilateral acne scars or have moderate to severe wrinkles
- Subjects in good health
- Subjects has the willingness and the ability to understand and provide informed
consent for the use of their tissue and communicate with the investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years of age
- Pregnancy or lactation
- recent Accutane use in the past 6 months
- prone to hypertrophic and keloidal scarring
- have excessively redundant skin in the treatment area or wrinkles longer than 20 cm
total
- have a history of autoimmune disorders, organ transplantation, cancer not in
remission, active or chronic skin disease
- have a history of basal-cell carcinoma
- have previously received autologous fibroblast treatment
- have undergone any confounding therapy in the lower two-thirds of the face within 1
year or any investigational treatment within 30 days.
- have an allergy to collagen, bovine products, local anesthetics, gentamicin, or
amphotericin B
- subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent
- subjects with mental illness
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Chicago, Illinois 60611
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