The Concept of Ideal Lips of Caucasian Female: An Anthropometric Analysis of the Lower Third of the Face.

Background: The demand for lip-redefining procedures has been rising in recent years, thus creating the need for reliable and detailed reference sources on aesthetic female lips. This study investigates the morphology of the lower third of the face, including the lips and jawline, of attractive young Caucasian females.

Methods: A semi-automatic photogrammetric analysis of the faces of professional female photograph models (n=400) of the Caucasian race aged 18-39 was performed.

Intra-rater reproducibility of shear wave elastography in the evaluation of facial skin.

Introduction: Recently, esthetic medicine has been gaining its momentum worldwide, mostly due to the development of minimally invasive techniques. In our opinion, elastography can be a candidate for an objective quantitative method to evaluate facial skin condition. The aim of this study was to determine intra-rater reproducibility of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the evaluation of facial skin in patients qualified for minimally invasive nonsurgical facial rejuvenation treatment.

Age-related changes in elastographically determined strain of the facial fat compartments: a new frontier of research on face aging processes.

Introduction: Our study goal was verification of shear-wave elastography (SWE) as an assessment tool enabling quantitative analysis of facial fat tissue elasticity, using the example of the deep medial cheek fat compartment (DMCFC), due to its major role in pseudoptosis etiology.

Aim: Furthermore, we determined the age-specific reference values for DMCFC elasticity and analyzed its correlation with body mass index (BMI) and DMCFC thickness.

Material And Methods: The study included 89 female patients (age: 18-63 years, mean: 45.

Ultrasonographic elastography in the evaluation of normal and pathological skin - a review.

The aim of this review article is to discuss the role of ultrasonographic elastography, a technique used to quantify tissue stiffness, in the evaluation of normal and pathological skin. A growing body of evidence suggests that elastography may be used for the diagnosis and monitoring of skin pathologies, in particular tumors, and fibrotic and sclerotic processes. Our knowledge about the elastographic parameters of normal skin is sparse, which together with the lack of reference values for cutaneous stiffness constitutes a serious limitation to the use of elastography in some medical disciplines, including aesthetic medicine.

Elastography reference values of facial skin elasticity.

Introduction: With an introduction of new ultrasonographic transducers, skin elastography may find an application in dermatology and aesthetic medicine enabling direct evaluation of various pathological or natural processes.

Aim: To verify which elastographic technique, strain elastography (SE) or shear wave elastography (SWE), is a better candidate for the reference method of facial skin elasticity examination and to determine normal ranges for elastographic parameters in various facial regions.

Material And Methods: The study included 71 female volunteers (age: 40-67 years, mean: 52 ±7.

A randomized phase 3b/4 study to evaluate concomitant use of topical ivermectin 1% cream and doxycycline 40-mg modified-release capsules, versus topical ivermectin 1% cream and placebo in the treatment of severe rosacea.

Background: Randomized controlled studies of combination therapies in rosacea are limited.

Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining ivermectin 1% cream (IVM) and doxycycline 40-mg modified-release capsules (ie, 30-mg immediate-release and 10-mg delayed-release beads) (DMR) versus IVM and placebo for treatment of severe rosacea.

Methods: This 12-week, multicenter, randomized, investigator-blinded, parallel-group comparative study randomized adult subjects with severe rosacea (Investigator's Global Assessment [IGA] score, 4) to receive either IVM and DMR (combination arm) or IVM and placebo (monotherapy).

Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Facial Skin Stiffness After Focused Ultrasound Treatment.

Background: No objective method for the evaluation of facial aesthetic procedures has been proposed thus far. The authors hypothesized that shear wave elastography may be an appropriate method to evaluate the outcomes of some aesthetic treatments.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare elastographic parameters of facial skin, subcutaneous fat, and superficial musculoaponeurotic system before high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment and 60 days after this procedure.