The Effect of Micro-Focused Ultrasound Treatment on Intradermal Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection

• Published in: Toxins Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 147
• Main Authors: Harnchoowong, Sarawin, Jurairattanaporn, Natthachat, Vachiramon, Vasanop
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 19.03.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; Botulinum toxin; Botulinum toxin type A; Botulinum Toxins, Type A - administration & dosage; Edema; Effectiveness; Energy; Erythema; Exocrine glands; Female; Forehead; Humans; Hyperhidrosis; Injection; Injections, Intradermal; Iodine; Lasers; Male; Middle Aged; neuromodulator; Neuromuscular Agents - administration & dosage; neurotoxin; tightening; Toxins; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic processing; Ultrasonic Therapy - methods; Ultrasound; wrinkle; Young Adult; Thailand; New Jersey; neurotoxin; hyperhidrosis; tightening; wrinkle; neuromodulator

Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection and micro-focused ultrasound with visualization (MFU-V) are becoming increasingly popular for various esthetic conditions. However, performing MFU-V subsequently to BoNT-A injection may diminish the efficacy of BoNT-A. Previous reports have indicated the imp...