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. 2018 Jan 3;154(3):365–367. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5142

Table 2. Merz-Carruthers Facial Aging Photoscalesa.

Validated Assessment Scale Mean (SD) P Valueb
Baseline Week 8 Week 20
Upper face
Forehead lines at rest 0.6 (0.5) 0.7 (0.6) 0.8 (0.7) .38
Forehead lines dynamic 1.7 (1.3) 2.2 (1.0) 2.2 (1.1) .20
Glabellar lines at rest 0.9 (0.7) 0.8 (0.6) 0.8 (0.7) .50
Glabellar lines dynamic 1.9 (1.3) 1.6 (1.3) 1.9 (1.4) >.99
Crow’s feet at rest 1.1 (0.9) 1.1 (0.9) 1.2 (0.8) >.99
Crow’s feet dynamic 2.4 (1.1) 2.3 (1.1) 2.5 (1.2) .78
Female brow at rest 1.9 (1.1) 1.9 (0.9) 1.9 (0.8) >.99
Mid-face
Infraorbital hollow 1.3 (0.8) 1.4 (0.6) 1.7 (0.7) .11
Upper cheek fullness 1.8 (0.7) 1.9 (0.9) 1.1 (0.6) .003
Lower cheek fullness 1.6 (0.9) 1.3 (0.7) 0.9 (0.7) .003
Lower face
Nasolabial folds at rest 1.1 (0.8) 1.6 (0.8) 1.1 (0.8) >.99
Marionette lines at rest 1.4 (0.8) 1.6 (0.6) 1.2 (0.8) .22
Upper lip fullness at rest 2.9 (1.0) 2.9 (0.9) 3.2 (0.8) .29
Lower lip fullness at rest 1.8 (0.8) 2.3 (0.7) 2.3 (0.9) .11
Lip wrinkles at rest 0.9 (0.8) 0.8 (0.8) 0.8 (0.5) .62
Lip wrinkles dynamic 1.4 (1.0) 1.5 (1.2) 1.9 (1.0) .056
Oral commissures at rest 1.2 (0.8) 0.9 (0.8) 1.1 (0.7) .69
Jawline at rest 1.8 (1.2) 1.4 (1.2) 1.4 (1.1) .31
Neck
Neck volume scale 1.9 (1.1) 1.6 (1.0) 1.4 (0.8) .11
a

Five-point scale (0-4) with 0 being the best outcome and 4 being the worst outcome.

b

Wilcoxon signed-rank test performed comparing baseline (preexercise) with week 20 (postexercise) scores only.