Perioperative Photobiomodulation in Facial Plastic Surgery
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Official title
Perioperative Photobiomodulation With the ELIXIR MD System in Facial Plastic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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This study is testing whether a new light therapy schedule can reduce bruising after facial plastic surgery, compared with the light therapy schedule currently used in the investigator's practice. Participants having elective facial plastic surgery (such as rhinoplasty, facelift and/or neck lift, blepharoplasty, or brow lift) at the study site may take part. All participants receive photobiomodulation (PBM), a non-contact light therapy already used in the practice as part of routine perioperative care. The study device, the ELIXIR MD system, delivers blue, yellow, red, and near-infrared light and is legally marketed in the United States under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance, though its use in this study to evaluate reduction of postoperative bruising and swelling is not among its currently cleared uses. Participants are randomly assigned (1:1) to one of two light therapy schedules: the schedule currently used in the practice, or a new multi-wavelength schedule being studied. Researchers do not know in advance which schedule reduces bruising more; that is the main question this study is designed to answer. The study is not placebo-controlled, because photobiomodulation is already part of routine care at the site; there is no untreated comparison group. The main measurement is how visible facial bruising is about 7 days after surgery, based on standardized photographs graded by an assessor who does not know which treatment the participant received. The study also looks at facial swelling, pain, patient-reported recovery, and safety (including skin reactions and wound healing). This is a small pilot study of about 40 participants at a single study site. It is designed to give an early estimate of whether the new schedule helps and to inform a future, larger study. It is not designed or statistically powered to prove that either schedule works.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07846631
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 11, 2026
- Primary completion
- Jul 19, 2027
- Completion
- Jul 19, 2027
- Last update posted
- Sep 28, 2026
2026 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute | Dallas | Texas | 75231 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 28, 2026 · Synced Sep 29, 2026
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