Device for Improving Skin Quality and Texture on the Face and Neck

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the BTL-785F system equipped with the BTL-785-4-4 tip on BTL-785-4 applicator for the improvement of skin quality and texture on the face and neck. It is a prospective, multi-center, open label, one-arm study.

Subjects will be required to complete three (3) treatment visits and two (2) follow-up visits (at 1 month, 3 months post-treatment).

At baseline, inclusion and exclusion criteria will be verified upon obtaining informed consent from the patient. 2D and 3D photographs of the subjects will be taken.

The treatment administration phase consists of three (3) treatment visits, delivered 2 - 6 weeks apart, after the complete healing of scabs. Before the second and third treatment, 2D and 3D photographs will be taken. After each treatment, subjects will be asked to fill in the Therapy Comfort Questionnaire for the assessement of subjects' comfort during the treatments. After the last treament, subjects will receive Subject Satisfaction Questionnaire to record subjects' satisfaction with the treatment results.

At both follow-up visits, subjects will receive Subject Satisfaction Questionnaire to fill in, and 2D and 3D photographs will be taken.

Safety measures will include documentation of adverse events (AE) during and after the treatment procedures and at the follow-up visits, and if needed medical assistance.

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male or female subjects over 30 years of age seeking treatment for improvement in skin quality and texture on face and neck
• Subjects should be able understand the investigative nature of the treatment, the possible benefits and side effects, and must sign the Informed Consent Form
• Subjects willing and able to abstain from partaking in any facial or neck treatments other than the study procedure during study participation
• Willingness to comply with study instructions, to return to the clinic for the required visits, and to have photographs of their face and neck without makeup taken

Exclusion criteria

• Local bacterial or viral infection in the area to be treated
• Local acute inflammation in the area to be treated
• Impaired immune system caused by any immunosuppressive illness, disease or medication
• Isotretinoin and tretinoin-containing medication use in the past 12 months
• Skin related autoimmune diseases
• Radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy
• Poor healing and unhealed wounds in the treatment area
• Metal implants near the treatment area or neutral electrode
• Permanent implant in the treated area
• Pacemaker or internal defibrillator, or any other active electrical implant anywhere in the body
• Current or history of skin cancer, or current condition of any other type of cancer, or pre-malignant moles
• History of any type of cancer
• Active collagen diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases (such as vascular diseases, peripheral arterial disease, thrombophlebitis, and thrombosis)1
• Pregnancy/nursing or IVF procedure
• History of bleeding coagulopathies, use of anticoagulants
• Any active condition in the treatment area, such as sores, psoriasis, eczema, rash and rosacea
• Any surgical procedure in the treatment area within the last three months or before complete healing
• Poorly controlled endocrine disorders, such as diabetes
• Tuberculosis
• Hepatitis
• Febrile conditions
• Unwillingness/inability to not change their usual cosmetics and especially not to use anti-aging or anti-wrinkles products in the treated area during the duration of the study including the follow-up period
• History of skin disorders, keloids, abnormal wound healing and dry or fragile skin
• Excessively tanned skin from sun, tanning beds or tanning creams within the last two weeks
• Neurotoxin/collagen/fat injections or other injected bio-material in the treated area within three months prior to the treatment
• Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs one week before and after each treatment session
• Treating over tattoo or permanent make-up
• Treating over eyelids or the lips
• Patients with allergy to anesthetics
• Facial dermabrasion, facial resurfacing, or deep chemical peeling in the treatment area within 3 months prior to the treatment
• Any other disease or condition at the investigator discretion that may pose risk to the patient or compromise the study