Ultherapy® for Treating the Face and Neck Using Standard Versus Simulines Transducers

This is an interventional treatment trial for Skin Laxity focused on measuring Ulthera® System, Ultherapy®, Ulthera, Inc. Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female, age 30 to 65 years.
• Participant in good health.
• Skin laxity on the area(s) to be treated.
• Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the areas to be treated through the follow-up period.
• Willingness and ability to comply with protocol requirements, including returning for follow-up visits and abstaining from exclusionary procedures for the duration of the study.

• Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result and must not be lactating at the Screening Visit and be willing and able to use an acceptable method of birth control (example barrier methods used with a spermicidal agent, hormonal methods, intrauterine device (IUD), surgical sterilization, abstinence) during the study. Women will not be considered of childbearing potential if one of the following conditions is documented on the medical history:

  1. Postmenopausal for at least 12 months prior to study;
  2. Without a uterus and/or both ovaries; or
  3. Bilateral tubal ligation at least six months prior to study enrollment.
• Absence of physical or psychological conditions unacceptable to the investigator.
• Willingness to refrain from use of aspirin, Ibuprofen, Naproxen or any other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) prior to each study treatment and chronic use during the entire posttreatment study period. Washout period, if chronic user, for 4 weeks prior to the first treatment. Washout period for limited acute NSAID use, that is, a maximum of 2-3 doses, is required in the 2 weeks prior to any study treatment visit.
• Willingness and ability to provide written consent for study-required photography and adherence to photography procedures (that is, removal of jewelry and makeup).
• Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization prior to performance of any study-related procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of an active systemic or local skin disease that may affect wound healing.
• Severe solar elastosis.
• Excessive subcutaneous fat in the area(s) to be treated.
• Excessive skin laxity on the area(s) to be treated.
• Significant scarring in the area(s) to be treated.
• Open wounds or lesions in the area(s) to be treated.
• Severe or cystic acne on the area(s) to be treated.
• Active implants (example, pacemakers or defibrillators), or metallic implants in the treatment areas (dental implants not included).
• Inability to understand the protocol or to give informed consent.
• Microdermabrasion, or prescription level glycolic acid treatment to the treatment area(s) within two weeks prior to study participation or during the study.
• Marked asymmetry, ptosis, excessive dermatochalasis, deep dermal scarring, or thick sebaceous skin in the area(s) to be treated.
• BMI equal to or greater than 25.
• History of chronic drug or alcohol abuse.
• History of autoimmune disease.
• Concurrent therapy that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with the evaluation of the safety or efficacy of the study device.
• Participants who anticipate the need for surgery or overnight hospitalization during the study.
• Participants who, in the investigator's opinion, have a history of poor cooperation, noncompliance with medical treatment, or unreliability.
• Concurrent enrollment in any study involving the use of investigational devices or drugs.
• Current smoker or history of smoking in the last five years.
• Current user of any nicotine-containing products, example, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), Nicorette gum, nicotine patches, etc.

• History of the following cosmetic treatments in the area(s) to be treated:

  1. Skin tightening procedure within the past year;
  2. Injectable filler of any type within the past:

  i.12 months for Hyaluronic acid fillers (example Rstylane)

ii.12 months for Ca Hydroxyapatite fillers (example Radiesse)

iii. 24 months for Poly-L-Lactic acid fillers (example Sculptra)

iv. Ever for permanent fillers (example Silicone, ArteFill)

c. Neurotoxins within the past six months; d. Ablative resurfacing laser treatment; e. Nonablative, rejuvenative laser or light treatment within the past six months; f. Surgical dermabrasion or deep facial peels; g. Facelifts, blepharoplasty, or browlift within the past 18 months; or h. Any history of contour threads.

• History of using the following prescription medications:

  1. Accutane or other systemic retinoids within the past six months;
  2. Topical Retinoids within the past two weeks;
  3. Antiplatelet agents/Anticoagulants (Coumadin, Heparin, Plavix);
  4. Psychiatric drugs that in the investigators opinion would impair the participant from understanding the protocol requirements or understanding and signing the informed consent.