Scheduled for elective facial plastic surgery at the study site: rhinoplasty, facelift and/or neck lift, blepharoplasty, brow lift, or a combination of these procedures.
Able and willing to attend the perioperative visits and standardized photography required by the protocol.
Able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent in English.
You may not be if
Known photosensitivity disorder, or current use of a photosensitizing medication (for example, systemic isotretinoin, tetracyclines, amiodarone, methoxsalen, or systemic photodynamic agents), though this may be up to treating physician discretion.
Active facial infection or dermatitis at a treatment site.
History of keloid formation, or an uncontrolled pigmentary disorder (for example, active melasma or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation under treatment).
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Therapeutic anticoagulation (for example, warfarin or a direct oral anticoagulant) or high-dose aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use that has not been discontinued preoperatively per the site's standard perioperative protocol.
Inability to provide independent informed consent, or reliance on a legally authorized representative. Adults who lack decisional capacity are not enrolled.
Concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical study affecting facial healing or inflammation.
