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Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection in Patients with Bilateral Trapezius Hypertrophy

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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate aesthetic outcomes in patients with bilateral trapezius hypertrophy treated by botulinum toxin type A (BTxA) injection for aesthetic reconstruction of the upper trapezius.

Methods

From May 2015 to May 2016, 30 women with a short neck shape resulting from bilateral trapezius hypertrophy were treated with botulinum toxin type A (BTxA) injection at the most affected area of the upper trapezius. Pre- and postoperative values of SACDF (irregularly shaped area of the four points A, C, D, and F) and SACDE (irregularly shaped area of the four points A, C, D, and E), responses to patients’ and doctors’ Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) questionnaires for neck aesthetic assessment, as well as reported adverse events, were recorded and analyzed.

Results

Duration of follow-up ranged from 4 to 12 months. Subjects experienced non-severe adverse events and complete recovery after a single BTxA injection. In patients’ GAIS questionnaires, “very much improved” accounted for 53%, “much improved” accounted for 13%, and “improved” accounted for 27%. In doctors’ GAIS questionnaires, “very much improved” accounted for 27%, “much improved” accounted for 33%, “improved” accounted for 33%, and “no change” accounted for 7%. The overall degree of improvement was high. Statistically significant differences were observed with respect to the “very much improved” response to GAIS questionnaires between patients and doctors (P = 0.035).

Conclusion

A single injection of BTxA for aesthetic reconstruction of the upper trapezius is safe and effective in patients with bilateral trapezius hypertrophy.

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  1. Rong-Rong Zhou and Hui-Ling Wu contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China

    Rong-Rong Zhou & Shu-Sen Zheng

  2. Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, PLA 117 Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, China

    Rong-Rong Zhou, Xu-Dong Zhang, Li-Li Ye & Hui-Jun Shao

  3. Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China

    Hui-Ling Wu

  4. College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310013, China

    Xin-Hui Song & Ming-Li Song

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Zhou, RR., Wu, HL., Zhang, XD. et al. Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection in Patients with Bilateral Trapezius Hypertrophy. Aesth Plast Surg 42, 1664–1671 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-018-1201-3

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