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. 2025 Aug;49(15):4494-4496.
doi: 10.1007/s00266-024-04629-3. Epub 2024 Dec 28.

Post Hoc Non-inferiority Analysis of the Efficacy of Poly-L-Lactic Acid Filler (Gana V versus Sculptra) Injection for Correction of the Nasolabial Fold: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Split-Face Controlled Trial

Hyeon Jin Kim #  1   2 , Jiseung Kang #  3   4 , Dong Keon Yon  5   6   7
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Post Hoc Non-inferiority Analysis of the Efficacy of Poly-L-Lactic Acid Filler (Gana V versus Sculptra) Injection for Correction of the Nasolabial Fold: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Split-Face Controlled Trial

Hyeon Jin Kim et al. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2025 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: Prof. Dong Keon Yon reports being funded by the GCS to conduct clinical trials in collaboration with Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM). No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Ethical Approval: This study was approved by the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM; IRB number, 2021-A02451-40) and was registered in the ClinicalTrials (identifier number, NCT05215054). This study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all patients.

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