Combination of Ultrasound Treatment and Neck Liposuction for Skin Tightening

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Skin Laxity
• Interventions: Procedure: Sham Treatment; Procedure: Neck Liposuction and Ultrasound Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01735929
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of ultrasound treatment and liposuction combined on skin tightening around the neck.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-28
• Study Start: 2016-03
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2017-08
• Status Verified: 2021-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Women 35-60 years old
• Exhibit mild to moderate neck skin laxity on clinical examination
• No other serious health problems, including psychiatric illness.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Prior neck surgery or face lift.
• Bleeding disorders or coagulopathy.
• Botulinum toxin or filler injections to neck area within past 6 months.
• Severe neck skin laxity or sagging
• Other serious medical conditions that in the opinion of the surgeon could compromise safety

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sham	Sham Treatment	Subject will receive sham treatment
Neck Liposuction and Ultrasound Treatment	Neck Liposuction and Ultrasound Treatment	Subject will receive neck liposuction and ultrasound treatment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in photo ratings at 8 weeks.	Baseline and 8 weeks	Two blinded raters will compare baseline and 8 week photos of subjects that received the combined treatments or the sham treatments.