Treatment to Lift Facial Lax Skin and Improve Facial Wrinkles Using Precise and Lift Applicators

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Lax Skin
• Interventions: Device: Sofwave

• Registration Number: NCT06333067
• Lead Sponsor: Sofwave Medical LTD

Brief Summary

Open-label, non-randomized single-arm prospective, multi-center, self-controlled clinical study with masked evaluation.

Detailed Description

Eligible patients will receive 1-2 face and/or neck and/or submental treatments (per PI discretion, 2-12 weeks apart) using the SofWave system with the Lift or/and Precise applicators.

Treatment may be administered after the enrollment and screening at the first visit, or it may occur at a later date following the enrollment and screening activities based on site scheduling availabilities.

All patients will return to the clinic for one follow-up visit at 3 months ± 2 weeks post last treatment (FU1).

Methodology described in the protocol to evaluate efficacy and safety of treatments will be carried out at each visit at the clinic.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-20
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-27
• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-13
• Primary Completion: 2025-10-01
• Study Completion: 2025-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy female and male subjects between the ages 35-80.
2. Non-Smoker.
3. Fitzpatrick skin type I-VI.
4. Desire to lift facial lax skin, neck and/or submental and/or to lift the eyebrow area and/or improve facial wrinkles appearance.
5. Able and willing to comply with all visits, treatments and evaluation schedules and requirements.
6. Able to understand and provide written Informed Consent.
7. Women of child-bearing age are required to be using a reliable method of birth control at least 3 months prior to study enrollment.
8. Subject agrees not to undergo any other facial cosmetic treatment for a period of 3 months following last SofWave treatment.
9. Stable weight over the last 12 weeks and throughout the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Pregnant or planning to become pregnant, having given birth less than 3 months ago, and/or breast feeding.

  2. Presence of any active systemic or local infections.

  3. Presence of active local skin disease that may alter wound healing.

  4. Severe solar elastosis.

  5. Currently a smoker or has a history of heavy smoking (25 cigarettes per day or more) in the past 10 years.

  6. History of chronic drug or alcohol abuse.

  7. Excessive subcutaneous fat on the cheeks.

  8. Significant scarring in the area to be treated.

  9. Severe or cystic facial acne, and/or Accutane use during past 6 months.

  10. Presence of a metal stent or implant in the facial area (dental implants and/or braces are not excluded).

  11. Inability to understand the protocol or to provide a signed informed consent.

  12. History of cosmetic treatments in the facial area to be treated, including facial skin-tightening procedure within the past 6 months; injectable (Botox or fillers) of any type within the past 6 months; ablative or non-ablative resurfacing/rejuvenation laser treatment or light treatment within the past 6 months, dermabrasion or deep facial peels within the past 12 months; facelift, blepharoplasty, or brow lift (including contour threads) within the past 12 months.

  13. Taking Isotretinoin or other oral retinoid within the past 6 months; taking anti-platelet or anti-coagulant within the past 2 weeks.

  14. As per the investigator's discretion, any physical or mental condition which might make it unsafe for the subject to participate in this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
lax tissue	Sofwave	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in the appearance of lax skin	3 months post treatment follow-up visit	Rate of improvement in the appearance of lax skin on the submental, neck zones and facial wrinkles following Sofwave treatments based on Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale, as evaluated by independent masked reviewers.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Costal Skin & Eye Institute; 🇺🇸 La Mesa, California, United States

Skin Wellness Dermatology Associates; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States