Hyaluronic Acid Filler for Dorsal Finger Volume Loss
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
0000-00-00
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Summary
Fingers are a part of the body that are often subject to increased signs of aging due to
physical use, trauma and exposure to the environment. The FDA's recent approval of a dermal
filler, calcium hydroxylapatite, in hands has led to increased patient demand for hand
fillers which, in turn, has led to the question of rejuvenation of the dorsal fingers. Due
to the different anatomy of the fingers than the dorsal hand plus the new demand to improve
the entire hand plus the finger area, we aim to characterize the best approach. Youthful
fingers are devoid of wrinkles and often have fuller contours thus hiding the "knuckles"
(proximal and distal interphalangeal joints). With aging and loss of subcutaneous tissue
volume, fingers become wrinkled, look more skeletal, almost emaciated, and joints become
much more prominent, all aesthetic features often disliked by patients. By augmenting the
volume in the dorsal fingers, it is possible that the visibility of such bony structures
will be decreased, wrinkles will become smoother, and a more youthful appearance of the
fingers will be restored.
There have been no published reports, to these investigators' knowledge, of the use of
injectable filler into the dorsal fingers for three-dimensional volume correction. The use
of exogenous hyaluronic acid (HA) filler in the fingers would be off-label. Given that HA
filler has been used safely and effectively in many areas of three-dimensional volume
restoration throughout the body, the investigators believe the HA filler may be used to
effectively and safely correct volume loss in the fingers. The investigators hope that this
study will present current, state of the art, never before reported technique, safety,
efficacy and patient satisfaction of HA filler in this region.