Clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an implantable suture on the face for the treatment of sagging skin and wrinkles

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Meadows
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2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Kolokotronis ◽  
Stergios Doumas ◽  
Maria Lambroudi ◽  
Stella Lysitsa ◽  
Apostolos Epivatianos ◽  
...  

Impetigo is the most common skin infection in children. The face, especially the perioral region, is one of the most frequently involved areas. Impetigo is a disease that interests the pediatric dentist, as it poses significant problems in its differential diagnosis from other conditions. Sixteen otherwise healthy children were examined suffering from facial and perioral impetigo. The typical clinical appearance was scattered, painless, slightly pruritic erosions covered by "honey-colored" crusts. In 4 children impetigo was localized in the facial and perioral area, whereas in all other cases lesions were diffused in perioral area and several regions throughout the body. Four children exhibited neck lymphadenopathy and one had mild fever. The treatment of impetigo included the application of topical measures with the systemic antibiotic chemotherapy.


Author(s):  
Nina N. Lazarenko ◽  
Marina I. Shemshuk ◽  
Marina Yu. Gerasimenko ◽  
Zhanna G. Tigay

Objective. The purpose of this study is to study the effect of electrical stimulation by bipolar-pulsed microcurrents: in an experiment on lymphatic drainage of a marker from the mesentery of mice and in the clinic on patients with hypertrophic scars in the face. Materials and methods. In the experiment, the rate of resorption of the marker from the mesentery of mice (n = 10) receiving the placebo procedure and mice (n = 10) receiving the course of electrical stimulation with bipolar-pulsed microcurrents were measured under a light microscope. In addition, the clinic observed patients aged 18 to 60 years (n = 100), with hypertrophic scars in the face area that arose for various reasons. Of these, the 1st (control) group of patients (n = 10) received only one standard drug therapy, and the 2nd (main) group (n = 90) additionally received electrical stimulation with bipolar-pulsed microcurrents in the face area. Results. The experiment showed that the rate of resolution of the marker in the mesentery of the intestines of mice after a course of electrical stimulation was greater than in mice treated with the placebo procedure. In a clinical study in patients in the 2nd (main) group after a course of electrical stimulation, on the background of drug therapy, better results were achieved on the Vancouver Scar Scale and in a shorter time period than in patients in the 1st (control) group who received drug therapy . The greater effectiveness of the results in patients in the 2nd (main) group was confirmed by the data of statistical regression analysis. Conclusions. The results of this experiment showed that electrical stimulation by bipolar-pulsed microcurrents accelerates lymphatic drainage in the mesentery of the intestines of mice. In a clinical study, the use of electrical stimulation with bipolar-pulsed microcurrents in patients with hypertrophic scars in the face region in the 2nd group showed high efficiency and the transition of hypertrophic scars to normotrophic ones in earlier periods.


Author(s):  
Pooja Bains

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Prolonged and uninterrupted use of topical corticosteroids on face is globally prevalant and this misuse has reached monstrous proportion in India. The topical corticosteroid abuse leads to various local adverse effects on face which are difficult to treat. The aim of this study was to ascertain the magnitude, demographics, cause and adverse effects of TC abuse on the face in the dermatology out-patient department.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 100 patients with history of topical corticosteroid abuse on face for a minimum period of one month were enrolled in this study.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> In our study, majority of the patients were females (76%) and the most common age group was 21-30 years with 49% patients. The duration of application was &lt;6 months (45%) in majority of patients. Most common topical corticosteroids abused were betamethasone valerate in 49% and clobetasol propionate in 40% cases.</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Topical corticosteroid abuse on face is quite common with varied presentation. There is need to take urgent remedial steps and increase awareness about this problem in general population.


Author(s):  
Claude de Tychey ◽  
Joëlle Lighezzolo-Alnot ◽  
Philippe Claudon ◽  
Salomé Garnier ◽  
Nadine Demogeot

The present article first theoretically defines the term “resilience” from the clinical psychoanalytic standpoint, in view of differentiating normal development from pathological development following trauma. It then formalize two essential processes underlying resilience: mentalization and the ability to identify a developmental tutor . We studied two Romanian 12-year-old twin girls who exhibit opposing adaptations following multiple, cumulative traumas (premature birth, early severe deficiencies, parental maltreatment, parental abdication and abandonment). The study is a projective clinical study that uses a pluridimensional methodology (interviews, storytelling test, Rorschach test, and house-drawing test). The clinical data obtained clearly demonstrate the importance of two major axes in accounting for resilience or maladjustment in the face of trauma.


Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
Akhilesh Kumar SIngh

Dushivisha is a unique concept of Ayurveda. Bruhatrayi explains spectrum of Dushivisha concept in many ways as a important concept related in Vishatatra statement. Dushivisha is any low potency toxic substance which vitiates the Dhatus when favorable condition occurs. It produces different symptoms in different people according to their age, habits and place of residence. In the Ayurveda context the poison has been divided into sub types and there is no separate classification of Dushivisha, But Ayurveda defines it as Sthavara, Jangama or Kritimavisha after its treatment, when it becomes less potent its effects are doesn’t nullifies radically because of which it resides in the body, that particular less potent part of above said poison is called Dushivisha. Dushivisha produces sense of intoxication after meals, indigestion, anorexia, eruption of circular patches on the skin, urticaria, mental confusion, Dhatukashya, oedema on the face and extremities, ascites, vomiting, diarrhoea, discolouration, fainting, intermittent high grade fever and unquenched able thirst. Some poisons produce insanity, abdominal distension, Shukra Kshaya, muffled voice while other causes Kustha and respective disorders of various type. Acharya Shusruta mention Ajay Gritha in the treatment of Dushivisha. So this article aim to collect the data to evaluate the effect of Ajay Ghrita in Dushivishajanya Lakshana.


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