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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Apr 1;152(4):443–451. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0018

Table 2.

Number (%) to report each adverse effect by the 74 participants who completed the Skin Adverse Effects checklist and the 280 participants who completed the Lips Adverse Effects checklist 14 days following a minimally invasive treatment

Skin Adverse Effects Not at all A little Moderately Extremely
1. Redness? 20 (27.0) 34 (45.9) 13 (17.6) 7 (9.5)
2. Uneven skin tone (darker and lighter areas)? 22 (29.7) 25 (33.8) 19 (25.7) 8 (10.8)
3. Skin sensitivity (e.g. to sunlight, skin products)? 26 (35.6) 22 (30.1) 17 (23.3) 8 (11.0)
4. Parts of your face looking blotchy? 27 (37.0) 23 (31.5) 19 (26.0) 4 (5.5)
5. Parts of your face not looking smooth? 28 (37.8) 30 (40.5) 14 (18.9) 2 (2.7)
6. Parts of your face not feeling smooth to the touch? 35 (47.3) 24 (32.4) 14 (18.9) 1 (1.4)
7. Tightness? 39 (53.4) 24 (32.9) 8 (11.0) 2 (2.7)
8. Itching? 47 (65.3) 17 (23.6) 6 (8.3) 2 (2.8)
9. Parts of your face looking scarred? 47 (63.5) 15 (20.3) 9 (12.2) 3 (4.1)
10. Burning? 54 (74.0) 12 (16.4) 6 (8.2) 1 (1.4)
Lip Adverse Effects Not at all A little Moderately Extremely
1. Your lips not feeling smooth (lumps, bumps)? 180 (66.7) 67 (24.8) 16 (5.9) 7 (2.6)
2. Your lips looking asymmetric (uneven)? 201 (74.4) 59 (21.9) 9 (3.3) 1 (0.4)
3. Your lips not looking smooth (lumps, bumps)? 205 (76.2) 47 (17.5) 13 (4.8) 4 (1.5)
4. Swelling. 223 (82.6) 31 (11.5) 15 (5.6) 1 (0.4)
5. Your lips feeling unnatural? 225 (83.3) 34 (12.6) 9 (3.3) 2 (0.7)
6. Numbness. 245 (90.7) 19 (7.0) 5 (1.9) 1 (0.4)
7. Difficulty moving your lips (e.g. laughing, smiling)? 249 (92.2) 15 (5.6) 5 (1.9) 1 (0.4)
8. Your lips feeling too big? 251 (93.0) 17 (6.3) 1 (0.4) 1 (0.4)

Note: Lip Adverse Effects checklist data from clinical trial is the day 14 assessment.