Ann Dermatol.  2019 Apr;31(2):223-225. 10.5021/ad.2019.31.2.223.

Effect of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound on Eyebrow Lifting in Asians

• Oh WJ
• Kwon HJ
• Choi SY
• Yoo KH
• Park KY
• Kim BJ

• KMID: 2439072
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2019.31.2.223

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Eyebrows*
Humans
Lifting*
Ultrasonography*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Diagram showing proper distribution of line placement in the treatment region. Danger zones over the relative locations of the temporal branch of trigeminal nerves are highlighted in red.

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  Fig. 2 Frontal view of a representative patient before (A) and 12 weeks after treatment (B). Note that superimposed lines and numbers are used to objectively measure brow position. Mean AEH and MEH (C) pre-treatment and 4 and 12 weeks post-treatment. AEH: average eyebrow height, MEH: maximum eyebrow height. ***Significant differences, p<0.0001 vs. before by paired t-test.

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