title: Skin needling in the treatment of the aging neck.
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of skin needling in the treatment of the aging neck. Eight patients with aging necks were included in the study. Each patient was treated with 2 sessions of needling. The evaluation of treatment effectiveness was based on changes from baseline on the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale, the Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale, photographic and ultrasonographic images, and silicone rubber microrelief impressions of a selected neck region before and after therapy. Analysis of the photographs, the degree of irregularity of the surface microrelief, and the ultrasound images showed that, after 2 sessions, the lesions' severity grade was reduced in almost 90% of the patients. The present study presents evidence for the efficacy of skin needling for the aging neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Systematic Pathology, Division of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. gafabbro@unina.it
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabbrocini
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Vita
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Costanzo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mauriello
authors.forename: Monfrecola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ambra
authors.forename: Maria Carmela
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.forename: Maria Gabriella Scotto
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: di Santolo
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cameli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monfrecola
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009339:Needles; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography