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Research & Studies


 

Dr. Sasaki has conducted research studies with the following companies:

Unpaid Consultant (Unrestricted Research Grant/Disposables)

  • Harvest-Terumo BCT (2008)
  • Ulthera-Merz (2008)
  • LightStim (2014)
  • Jeisys, Inc (2016)
  • BioTime (2016)
  • Medical Tech. (2016)
  • Eclipse Aesthetic (2017)
  • Bellus Medical (2018)
  • LIPOCUBE Ltd. (2019)
  • AQUAVIT Pharmaceutical Inc. (2019)
  • Tulip Medical Products (2019)
  • Direct Biologics (2020)
  • Vias Partners, LLC (2020)
  • CAPILY Institute (2020)


Paid Consultant

  • BioTime (2016)
  • Follica, Inc (2017)
  • Eclipse Aesthetics (2017)


Editorial Board

  • Clinics in Surgery, Plastic Surgery (2016)


Medical Advisory Board

  • Board of Regents Aesthetic Stem Cell Society (2014)
  • Lightstim, Inc. (2016)
  • Follica, Inc. (2017)
  • Eclipse Scientific Advisory Board (2018)
  • Aesthetic Guide Advisory Board (2018)
  • Eclipse Scientific Advisory Board (2018)
  • Tulip Medical Advisory Board (2019)
  • Bellus Advisory Board (2019)
  • LIPOCUBE Advisory Board (2019)
  • AQUAVIT Pharmaceutical Inc. (2019)


Dr. Sasaki’s Contributions (1970-2020)

Innovator, Consultant, Advisory Board Member & International Educator

1) Steroid-Peptide Interactions with Hormone-Dependent Human Breast Cancer Cells
2) Prostaglandins for Skin Flap Perfusion Survival
3) Tissue Expansion (Surgeon-Inventor)
4) Arterio-Venous Malformations in Hemangiomas (National A-V Advisory Board)
5) Endoscopic Surgery (forehead lifts and Facelifts)
6) Advanced Face & Neck Lift Procedures
7) Lower Lid-Midface Lifting
8) Facial Suture Suspension Systems
9) Energized Liposuction Procedures
10) Chemical Peeling for Skin Rejuvenation
11) Total & Fractional Laser Resurfacing (CO2/Erbium/Fraxel)
12) LED Therapy
13) Thermage Tissue Lifting
14) Ultherapy Tissue Lifting
15) Z-Wave Mechano-Acoustical Therapy
16) Zeltiq (Cryolipolysis) for Fat Reduction
17) miraDry Micro-Wave Therapy (Hyperhidrosis)
18) Motorized/Manual Micro-Needling & Micro-Needling RadioFrequency
19) Cellulite Therapy (Laser and LED)
20) Regenerative Cell Therapy (Enzyme/Mechano-derived Adipose Stem-like Cells)
21) Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
22) Exosome Therapy
23) Hair Transplantation (FUE)
24) Hair Restoration (PRP & Exosome Therapy)


Recent Manuscripts

Sasaki GH. The Safety and Effectiveness of Low-Level Light Bed Therapy (LLLT-Bed) and a Novel Topical Anti-cellulite Gel on Grades 1-2 thigh/buttock Cellulite: A Randomized, Comparative-Controlled Split-Thigh/Buttock IRB Study. Submitted for publication September 2020.

Sasaki GH. The Effects of Lower versus Higher Cell Number of Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) on Hair Growth in Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA): A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo, Parallel Group Half-Scalp IRB Study. Submitted for publication September 2020.

SASAKI, GH. “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRANS-EPIDERMAL WATER LOSS AFTER MICRONEEDLING AND MICRONEEDLING-RADIOFREQUENCY PROCEDURES: HISTOLOGICAL AND IRB-APPROVED SAFETY STUDY”, AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL OPEN FORUM, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2019, OJZ017.


Article in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, a “Review of Human Hair Follicle Biology: Dynamics of Niches and Stem Cell Regulation for Possible Therapeutic Hair Stimulation for Plastic Surgeons” 2019, 43:1, 253-266.


Article in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, a “A Preliminary Clinical Trial to Compare Split Treatments to Face and Hand with Autologous Fat Grafting and Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP): A 3D IRB Study.” 2018


Article in ADVANCES IN COSMETIC SURGERY, a “HAIR BIOLOGY AND ADROGENETIC ALOPECIA: DIAGNOSIS, NEOGENESIS, AND MANAGEMENT” 2018.


Article in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal an “A SPLIT FACE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ADDING INCREASED ENERGY AND TREATMENT LEVELS AT THE MARIONETTE FOLDS” 2017, VOL 37(8) 947–960.


Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Focused-Image Ultrasonography: 2 Year Experience

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Personal Approach to the Aging Lower Lid and Face

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Microfocused Ultrasound for Nonablative Skin and subdermal tightening to the Periorbitum and Body Sites: Preliminary Report on Eighty-Two Patients

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Cryolipolysis for Fat Reduction and Body Contouring: Safety and Efficacy of Current Treatment Paradigms; PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 135 (6): 1581-1590; June 2015.

Noninvasive Selective Cryolipolysis and Reperfusion Recovery for Localized Natural Fat Reduction and Contouring.

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The Effects of LifeLine Facial Cream/Periobitum Serum and Microneedling of Photodamaged Skin: A Split-Face Randomized Study.

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Plastic Surgery Update on the Biology of Fat Cells and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Fat Grafting.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Cell-Assisted Fat Grafting to Traditional Fat Grafting in Anterior Mid-Face: An Indirect Assessment by 3D Imaging.

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A Multicenter Study for Cellulite Treatment Using a 1440-nm Nd:YAG Wavelength Laser with Side-Firing Fiber. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Vol 36(3) 335-343; 2016

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800 S. Fairmount Ave., Suite 319
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 626-790-2246
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