New study seeks best recovery routine for wrinkle treatment

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female adult, between the ages of 45 and 65 2. Fitzpatrick Skin Type I to IV 3. Have moderate to severe wrinkles on the mid and lower face, according to Lemperle Wrinkle Severity Scale (LWSS), i.e. score 3, 4 or 5. 4. Willingness to sign Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant women or nursing mothers 2. Patients with dermatosis, open wounds, sores, or irritated skin in the treatment area 3. Patients with allergy to stainless steel or to topical, oral, or injected medications or preparations that may be used during the procedure, such as petrolatum, lidocaine, bupivacaine, chlorhexidine, or povidone-iodine 4. Patients with a history or presence of any clinically significant bleeding disorder i. Patients with dermatological or autoimmune conditions that may affect the treatment outcome; these may include, but are not limited to: actinic keratosis, raised nevi, rosacea, melasma, active acne, cutaneous papules/nodules, active inflammatory lesions, dermatitis, psoriasis, cellulitis, urticarial folliculitis, acute inflammatory phase of scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, psoriasis, allergic dermatitis, collagen disorders, or lupus e. Patients with systemic infections or acute local skin infections (as Hepatitis disorders type A, B, C, D, E or F or HIV infection) f. Patients who are on a high dose of anti-coagulants or blood-thinning substances, e.g., aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), warfarin, heparin, acetylsalicylic acid during the previous fourteen (14) days g. Patients who are on courses of chemotherapy, high-dose corticosteroid use, or radiation in the treatment area h. Patients have undergone plastic surgery of the face within the last twelve (12) months or have any facial surgical scars less than twelve (12) months old i. Patients who have undergone injections of dermal fillers, fat, or botulinum toxin, as well as any minimally invasive/invasive skin treatment in the treatment area during the previous six (6) months j. Patients with scars less than six (6) months old in the treatment area k. During the study time frame, unwilling to refrain from receiving these following aesthetic treatments: toxin, filler, any skin resurfacing (laser, RF, ultrasound, microneedling, etc.); l. Have enrolled in another clinical trial during or overlapping part of this study m. Unwilling to have facial photography taken for the study purpose n. Any physical or psychological factors, in the judgment of the study investigator, may prevent subject from performing the procedure correctly.