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Longitudinal Assessment of Facial Hyperhidrosis Management: Evaluating the Utility and Quality of Life Improvements following Botulinum Toxin Injection.

Catalin Prodan-Barbulescu, Luca Castiglione, Sonia Roxana Burtic, Marius Murariu, Shruta Reddy, Ovidiu Rosca, Felix Bratosin, Camelia Melania Fizedean, Pavel Krupyshev, Ileana Enatescu

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Observational study in Toxins, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Catalin Prodan-BarbulescuDoctoral School, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4348-5469
Luca CastiglioneDoctoral School, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Sonia Roxana BurticDoctoral School, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Marius MurariuDepartment of General Surgery, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3045-6282
Shruta ReddyDepartment of General Medicine, SVS Medical College, Yenugonda, Mahbubnagar 509001, Telangana, India.
Ovidiu RoscaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8236-2205
Felix BratosinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4711-4315
Camelia Melania FizedeanMethodological and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2242-5301
Pavel KrupyshevFaculty of General Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Ulitsa 2, 119435 Moscow, Russia.
Ileana EnatescuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Discipline of Childcare and Neonatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · ROSechenov University · RUSVS Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Facial hyperhidrosis is a debilitating condition that can severely impact the quality of life. This study aimed to assess the long-term utility of Botulinum toxin type A therapy (BTA) for facial hyperhidrosis and its impact on quality of life over a one-year period. Conducted at the Pius Brinzeu Clinical Emergency Hospital in Timisoara, Romania, this longitudinal observational study involved 77 adult patients with primary facial hyperhidrosis. Participants received two sessions of Botulinum toxin injections (50 U IncoBTX-A each) and were evaluated at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months using the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS), WHOQOL-BREF, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and a bespoke survey. The study demonstrated significant reductions in HDSS scores from 3.6 ± 0.5 to 1.2 ± 0.8 post-treatment, sustained at 1.3 ± 0.6 at 12 months (

Indexed as

Botulinum Toxins, Type AHyperhidrosisAdultHumansInjections, IntradermalQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeBotulinum Toxins, Type Abotoxhyperhidrosislongitudinal studiesquality of life

Identifiers

PMID38276535
PMCPMC10820190
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