Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of the Skinstylus Sterilock Microneedling System for the Treatment of Facial Wrinkles

Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of the Skinstylus Sterilock Microneedling System for the Treatment of Facial Wrinkles

To assess the efficacy and safety of the Skin stylus Sterilock microneedling system in reducing the appearance of facial wrinkles.This study is intended to be a single arm study. Suitable subjects who meet all inclusion criteria and consented will undergo 4 microneedling sessions at baseline and days 30, 60 and 90.

Subjects will be assessed at days 90, 120 and finally at day 150 by a physician utilizing the wrinkle grading scale developed by Lemperle (2001) and skin laxity and texture using a modified Alexiandes Armenakas (2010) grading scale.

This study is intended to be a single arm study. Suitable subjects who meet all inclusion criteria and consented will undergo 4 microneedling sessions at baseline and days 30, 60 and 90.

Subjects will be assessed at days 90, 120 and finally at day 150 by a physician utilizing the wrinkle grading scale developed by Lemperle (2001) and skin laxity and texture using a modified Alexiandes Armenakas (2010) grading scale.

Physicians will grade treatment response on days, 90, 120 and finally on day 150 using a Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) Standard photography will be recorded at baseline and days 30, 60, 90, 120 and finally at day 150.

Subjects will complete diaries including self-assessment of treatment response, side effects & downtime up to 7 days post treatment.

Subjects will assess treatment response on days 90, 120 and finally on day 150 using a Subject Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (SGAIS).

Subjects will assess treatment response and satisfaction at baseline and day 150 using the Facial Appearance, Health-Related Quality of Life and Adverse Effects (FACE-Q3) Patient reported outcome measure (PROM).

The number, type and severity of adverse events will be recorded during the duration of the study period.

At the end of the study period, photography will be assessed by three blinded physicians using the wrinkle grading scale developed by Lemperle (2001)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy male & females; 35 to 75 years of age with signs of facial aging.
• Fitzpatrick I-VI phototype skin types.
• Volunteers with wrinkle grading of 1 to 4 according to Lemperle (2001) wrinkle grading scale.
• Volunteers with a laxity grading of 1-3.5 according to Alexiandes Armenakas (2010) grading scale.
• Written informed consent is given.
• Females of childbearing potential (FOCBP) and females who are premenses must be willing to practice effective contraception for the duration of the study. (Effective contraception is defined as stabilized on oral contraceptive for at least 3 months, intrauterine device, condom with spermicide, diaphragm with spermicide, implant, NuvaRing, injection, transdermal patch or abstinence.)
• Females on birth control pills must have taken the same type of pill for at least 3 months prior to entering the study and must not change type during the study.
• Those who have used birth control pills in the past must have discontinued usage at least 3 months prior to the start of the study.
• Volunteers agree NOT to use any topical agents containing active ingredients such as retinol, glycolic acid in the treatment area, during the study period.
• Volunteers agree NOT to undergo any aesthetic treatments (such as Botox, fillers, microdermabrasion, laser surfacing etc.) in the treatment area, during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers have used a topical anti-aging product containing active ingredients within 4 weeks of commencing the study.
• Volunteers suffer from Hemophilia or other clotting/bleeding disorders.
• Volunteers taking anticoagulant therapy, e.g., warfarin, heparin.
• Volunteers who have used aspirin continuously in the last 2 weeks.
• Volunteers with active acne vulgaris of the face.
• Volunteers who have stopped taking birth control pills within the last 3 months.
• Volunteers suffer from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
• Volunteers with known malignancy and/or undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or high doses of corticosteroids.
• Volunteers suffer from keloid scars, Human Papilloma virus (HPV) or birth marks in the treatment area.
• Volunteers have a tendency for keloid scar formation.
• Volunteers suffer from eczema or skin rashes in the treatment area.
• Volunteers suffer from systemic infections such as hepatitis.
• Volunteers have known allergy to topical/local anesthetics.
• Volunteers have continuously used high dose NSAIDs for the last 2 weeks.
• Volunteers have undergone plastic surgery in the treatment area within the last 6 months.
• Volunteers have undergone filler injections in the treatment area within the last 6 months.
• Volunteers have received Botox or other neuromodulators injections in the treatment area within the last 6 months.
• Females who are pregnant, breast-feeding or who wish to become pregnant during the study period.
• Enrolled in another clinical trial during the same study period.
• Volunteer has a planned hospital admission and/or surgical procedure for an illness or disease which existed before enrolment into the clinical trial, and which may interfere with the course or outcome of the study.
• Volunteering has medical or psychological condition(s) associated with a risk of poor protocol compliance (e.g., alcoholism or drug abuse).
• Volunteer is undergoing or is likely to undergo other treatments.