Minimally Invasive Holmium:YAG Laser Blepharoplasty
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 7
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Lower Eyelid Bags.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FDA approved Holmium:YAG laser for reducing lower eyelid bags.
Detailed Description
The researchers are interested in learning if the more precise Holmium:YAG laser can effectively tighten the orbital septum, a barrier of the orbit which holds fat in the bony orbit, while resulting in less unintentional surrounding damage and side effects.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •male/female 30 years and older
- •have pronounced lower eyelid fat pads.
Exclusion Criteria
- •based on medical problems.
- •Previous surgery or trauma to lower eyelid or orbit.
- •pregnant or lactating.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Lower Eyelid Bags.
Time Frame: 2 months
Preoperative and postoperative (postoperative visits were at day 1, 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months) .photographs were evaluated by 6 surgeons on a 5-point Likert scale which 1 indicates worsening, 2 means unchanged, 3 is mild improvement, 4 is moderate improvement, and 5 indicates complete correction.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Center
Brian Wong, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Department of Otolaryngology
University of California, Irvine