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. 2022 Jun 20;10(6):e4407. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004407

Table 5.

Summary of BoNT-A NAb Formation and Secondary Nonresponse Reported in Aesthetic Cases

No. Publication Age Sex Condition Treatments Intervention Results Duration of Treatment before NAb Detection
1 Borodic32 48 F Facial lines 1–14 ONA Cycles 1–14: response lasted for 3–4 mo Unclear when NAb test was done. Duration (first to last treatment): 72 mo
>14 ONA
Cycle >14: no response
2 Borodic33 44 F Facial lines 1–14 ONA 30–50 U Cycle 15: no response, no effect on forced frown Unclear when NAb test was done. Duration (first to last treatment): 60+ mo
15 ONA 100 U
3 Dressler et al19 53 F Facial lines 1–10 ABO 10–180 MU Cycles 1–5: normal response NAb detected (7.0 mU/mL) at cycle 10
Cycles 6–9: PSNR
Cycle 10: CSNR
4 Dressler, 201019 46 F Facial lines 1–3 ONA 80 MU Cycle 1: normal response NAb detected (2.7 mU/ml) at cycle 6
4
5–6 BoNT–B Cycle 2: PSNR
7–9
ONA 40–136 MU Cycle 3: CSNR
Cycles 5–6: CSNR
BoNT–B
5 Dressler et al19 51 F Facial lines 1–9 ABO 30 MU Cycles 1–11: normal response NAb detected (1.0 mU/mL) at cycle 12, and (>10.0 mU/mL) at cycle 13
10–13 ONA 30 MU Cycle 12: PSNR
Cycle 13: CSNR
6 Dressler et al19 45 F Facial lines 1–6 ABO 25–105 MU Cycle 3: PSNR NAb detected (>10.0 mU/ml) at cycle 7
7 INCO 33 MU Cycle 5: CSNR
7 Lee17 20 F Masseteric hypertrophy 1–6 ONA 180 U Cycles 1–3: response lasted for 4–5 mo >18 mo
7 ABO 180 U
Cycles 4–5: response lasted for 1.5 mo
Cycles 6–7: no response
8 Stengel and Bee18 41 F Glabellar lines 1–5 ABO Cycles 1–2: response lasted for 4–8 mo 72 mo
6–8 ONA 9–28 U
9–11 INCO 20–44 U Cycles 3–11: response lasted for 3–4 wk
9 Stephan et al40 51 F Facial lines 1–3 ONA, ABO Cycles 1–3: partial response (<2 mo), required high-dose booster injections NAb testing was not available
NR ONA 75 U
NR
INCO
Cycle >3: partial response with even shorter duration of efficacy
10 Torres et al41 55 F Facial rejuvenation 1 ONA 33 U Cycle 1: no response 2 mo
2 ABO 80 SU Cycle 2: mild response lasting 3 mo
11 Torres et al41 54 F Facial rejuvenation 1–8 ABO 25–180 U Cycles 1–7: normal response Unclear when NAb test was done.
9
10 ONA 70 U
Cycle 8: loss of efficacy
11 ABO 120 U
INCO 69 U Cycle 9: little treatment effect
Cycle 10: no effect after 4 wk
Cycle 11: no effect after 2 wk
12 Torres et al41 43 F Facial rejuvenation 1–6 ABO 100–260 U Initial response lasted for 6–8 mo, decreased to 3 mo at later treatments Unclear when NAb test was done. Duration (first to last treatment): 96 mo
13 Torres et al41 38 M Facial rejuvenation 1–3 ABO 120–250 U Cycle 3: CSNR Unclear when NAb test was done. Duration (first to last treatment): 36 mo

CSNR, complete secondary nonresponse; F, female; M, male; MU, mouse unit; NR, not reported; PSNR, partial secondary nonresponse; SU, speywood unit; U, unit.