Version 1
: Received: 17 July 2024 / Approved: 17 July 2024 / Online: 18 July 2024 (16:01:12 CEST)
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Signori, R.; Barbosa, A. D. P.; Cezar-dos-Santos, F.; Carbone, A. C.; Ventura, S.; Nobre, B. B. D. S.; Boechat, M. L.; Câmara-Souza, M. B.; Poluha, R. L.; De la Torre Canales, G. Efficacy and Safety of Poly-L-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review. Preprints2024, 2024071452. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1452.v1
Signori, R.; Barbosa, A. D. P.; Cezar-dos-Santos, F.; Carbone, A. C.; Ventura, S.; Nobre, B. B. D. S.; Boechat, M. L.; Câmara-Souza, M. B.; Poluha, R. L.; De la Torre Canales, G. Efficacy and Safety of Poly-L-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review. Preprints 2024, 2024071452. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1452.v1
Signori, R.; Barbosa, A. D. P.; Cezar-dos-Santos, F.; Carbone, A. C.; Ventura, S.; Nobre, B. B. D. S.; Boechat, M. L.; Câmara-Souza, M. B.; Poluha, R. L.; De la Torre Canales, G. Efficacy and Safety of Poly-L-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review. Preprints2024, 2024071452. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1452.v1
APA Style
Signori, R., Barbosa, A. D. P., Cezar-dos-Santos, F., Carbone, A. C., Ventura, S., Nobre, B. B. D. S., Boechat, M. L., Câmara-Souza, M. B., Poluha, R. L., & De la Torre Canales, G. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Poly-L-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1452.v1
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Signori, R., Rodrigo Lorenzi Poluha and Giancarlo De la Torre Canales. 2024 "Efficacy and Safety of Poly-L-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1452.v1
Abstract
The primary objective of this systematic review study was to investigate the effectiveness, durability, and adverse events of PLLA treatment for aesthetic indications. The search strategy was performed in MEDLINE (Ovid). The electronic literature search of five databases was performed, from the inception of the databases until 12th of February 2024. This was to identify randomized clinical trials that assessed PLLA treatment in adult individuals exhibiting facial aging and/or facial lipoatrophy. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool for Randomized Trials (RoB 2). Eleven RCTs out of 1467 identified citations were included. Four studies showed increased dermal thickness, significant improvement in facial lipoatrophy severity and aesthetic clinical scores, after PLLA treatment with its effects sustained for at least 25 months. Two studies demonstrated the superiority of PLLA over injectable human collagen. Also, three studies showed positive results favoring PLLA when compared with PH gel in lipoatrophy severity, trans epidermal water loss, skin quality, elasticity, and patient satisfaction. All adverse events were mild-to-moderate in intensity, and the main ones worth noting were bruising, hematoma, tenderness, nodules, and edema. Five out of 11 studies were considered as high risk of bias. The evidence on the effectiveness and safety of PLLA for facial rejuvenation is of low quality; thus, the reported high effectiveness, safety, and long-lasting effects for this purpose, should be further investigated.
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