Nowhere are signs of ageing more visible than in the skin. Indeed, signs of skin ageing are familiar to most of us because they can be observed on everyone’s face. As global life expectancy continues to rise, the ageing of the skin is becoming a growing concern for the majority of individuals.

According to the ethnic group, these signs will differ and appear in a more or less pronounced way. Among these, and just to name a few, we can find several types of wrinkles (deep wrinkles, fine lines, etc.), sagging of certain parts of the face, pigmented spots (a consequence of photoageing), and an increase in the size and visibility of pores.

In this context, Newtone’s mission is to provide its clients with solutions to accurately and precisely quantify the effect of their products and treatments on numerous signs of ageing. Aware that the cosmetics and dermo-cosmetics industries aim to address all ethnic groups with specialized and adapted products, Newtone offers connected systems to simplify worldwide study monitoring.

All types of wrinkles

Wrinkles can be studied with a full-face imaging system such as the ColorFace®, but can also be studied with a smaller nomadic device like the SkinCam® or SkinCamPro®! The choice of the system will depend on the study goal and study design. For example: What are the wrinkles of interest for the study? Is it only one type or, on the contrary, should all facial wrinkles be analyzed? Will the analysis be carried out on a large number of volunteers or only on a limited number? How many time points will there be?

Once the system has been selected, and images have been captured, Newtone can also assist you with the image analysis. Thanks to its powerful and fully customizable in-house algorithms, all types of wrinkle regions can be detected: under-eyes, glabellar, forehead, upper lip wrinkles; nasolabial and bitterness folds; crow’s feet… Moreover, depending on the claim to be assessed, some studies will analyze deep wrinkles, while others will focus on fine lines. Finally, specially dedicated algorithms for different phototypes and skin typologies are available to meet its client’s needs and thus facilitate multi-center studies.

Facial Sagging

With age, the skin loses elasticity and volume, causing it to droop on different parts of the face. Both from 2D images and 3D acquisitions, Newtone can help you analyze sagging (for example, on the jawlines or eye bags) and follow its evolution.

Pigmented Spots

Newtone offers two approaches to studying pigmented spots. The first one is linked to visual perception; the second one relies on the study of concrete biological properties related to pigmented spots.

In the first case, color parameters (color and contrast of the pigmented spot with its surrounded area) as well as morphological parameters (area, number, and density of the pigmented spots) will be analyzed following the image acquisition with the ColorFace®, SkinCam®, or Digicam®. Indeed, the Digicam® is the option of choice when analyzing the hands, an area particularly affected by lentigo. This device includes a hand-positioning support and delivers high-quality images for hand pigmentation analysis.

In the second case, thanks to its hyperspectral imaging systems, Newtone offers an unparalleled opportunity to measure melanin concentration in the skin. If the analysis concerns only one specific area of the face or body, the SpectraCam® should be chosen. On the contrary, if the analysis involves several areas of the face or even a full-face acquisition, then the SpectraFace® should be used.

Advancing future spots assessment with UV analysis

Recently, the cosmetics and dermo-cosmetics industries have been turning their attention to the study of future spots. Although fascinating, this is a complex subject because predicting the exact places where pigmentation spots will appear is challenging. Yet, the UVCam® developed by Newtone, a dedicated full-face UV imaging device, is a great contribution to this subject. Indeed, the UVCam® can help you visualize underlying pigmentation, i.e., areas of higher melanin content but which are not necessarily visible in regular color images. The UVCam® also greatly contributes to precisely monitor the behavior of photoprotective products, such as sunscreens.

Innovative illustrations to make your product stand out

As a result of its strong commitment to boosting its clients’ marketing efforts, Newtone can help you highlight the visible effects of your products and thus communicate with consumers in a powerful way.

Data from both its own imaging systems (ColorFace®, SkinCam®, UVCam®, etc.) but also from other devices (TEWL meters, corneometers, and many others) can be used by Newtone to generate impactful illustrations.

As an example, the average face technology (a virtual mean of a number of real faces) serves as a great tool to showcase before and after effects in the region of interest by superimposing a real selected case from the clinical study to the average face. Equally important, all limitations of the right to the image are overcome in this way!

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