Cryoneedles A Possible Alternative To Botox In Fighting Against Wrinkles

Cryoneedles A Possible Alternative To Botox In Fighting Against Wrinkles.
A rejuvenated technology that time zaps away forehead wrinkles by freezing the nerves shows bid fair in early clinical trials, researchers say. The technique, if in approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, could provide an alternative to Botox and Dysport. Both are injectable forms of Botulinum toxin breed A, a neurotoxin that, when injected in tight quantities, temporarily paralyzes facial muscles, thereby reducing wrinkles. "It's a toxin-free option to treating unwanted lines and wrinkles, similar to what is being done with Botox and Dysport," said inquiry co-author Francis Palmer, director of facial plastic surgery at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles.

And "From the untimely clinical trials, this procedure - which its maker calls cryoneuromodulation - appears to have the same clinical efficacy and refuge comparable to the existing techniques". Palmer is also consulting medical governor of MyoScience Inc, the Redwood City (California) - based attendance developing the cryotechnology. The results of the clinical trials were to be presented Friday at an American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) discussion in Grapevine, Texas.

To do the procedure, physicians use modest needles - "cryoprobes" - to deliver cold to nerves race through the forehead, specifically the temporal branch of the frontal nerve. The cold freezes the nerve, which interrupts the spirit signal and relaxes the muscle that causes vertical and horizontal forehead lines. Although the audacity quickly returns to normal body temperature, the cold temporarily "injures" the nerve, allowing the special to remain interrupted for some period of time after the patient leaves the office.

The system does not permanently damage the nerve. Researchers said they are still refining the technique and could not say how elongate the effect lasts, but it seems to be comparable to Botox, which works for about three to four months. Physicians would be in want of training to identify the nerve that should be targeted.