Evaluation of Quality of Life After Facial Hyaluroic Acid Injections Following Treatment for Breast Cancer. (JOUVENCE)

Breast cancer, the most common cancer in women, is increasingly managed as a chronic disease thanks to therapeutic advances. However, treatments such as chemotherapy and hormonotherapy often induce premature menopause in younger women, leading to skin aging, atrophy, and distressing symptoms that negatively affect quality of life. These cutaneous effects are frequently overlooked despite their psychological and social impact. Hyaluronic acid injections, already well established in aesthetic and reconstructive medicine, may offer a safe, minimally invasive option to restore skin quality, improve self-esteem, and enhance overall well-being in breast cancer survivors. This study aims to assess their efficacy and safety in this specific population.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Breast Cancer; Aesthetic Improvement of the Skin
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Inject of hyaluronic acid in the face

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 22
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Women ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 50 years old.
2. Non-menopausal status at time of diagnosis of breast cancer (self-reporting).

3. Patient with breast cancer (uni or bilateral):

   1. treated at the Institut Bergonié by chemotherapy (+/- targeted/immunotherapy) and surgical treatment (conservative or not) and/or hormone therapy and/or radiotherapy
   2. who completed their treatment at least 6 months ago including end of treatment with Herceptin but with the exception for ongoing hormone therapy
   3. in complete remission
4. Non-immunosuppressed patient.
5. Voluntarily signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure.
6. Patient affiliated to a social security in compliance with Article 1121-11 of the French Public Health Code.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a history of or declared autoimmune disease or immune system deficiency or undergoing immunosuppressive treatment. A 6-month washout is required.
2. Patients undergoing or planning to undergo peeling treatment or laser/ultrasound-based or botox treatment or hyaluronic acid injections during the study or having had one of these treatments in the 6 months preceding the study.
3. Patients showing cutaneous disorders, inflammation or infection (acne, herpes labialis, scars…) at the treatment site or near to this site.
4. Patients having a known hypersensibility to lidocaine and/or amide local anaesthetic agents or hyaluronic acid and/or proteins from gram-positive bacteria, or with a history of severe allergy or anaphylactic shock.
5. Patients with a history of streptococcal disease (recurrent sore throat, rheumatic fever)
6. Patients with autoimmune or cardiac diseases (i.e. heart conduction disorders) and/or undergoing treatment for heart diseases (beta-blockers).
7. Patients with hepatocellular insufficiency and/or undergoing treatment for liver disease.
8. Patients suffering from epilepsy not controlled by a treatment or porphyria.
9. Patients with a tendency to develop hypertrophic scars.
10. Patients with severe, ongoing and/or uncontrolled disease that may pose a health risk to the patient during the study and/or may have an impact on the study assessments.
11. Patients receiving or planning to receive high dose Vitamin E, aspirin, anti-inflammatories, or anti-coagulant during the week preceding each injection
12. Patients receiving any long-term medical treatment or any treatment that, in the opinion of the clinical investigator, may interfere with test results or put the patient at undue risk.
13. Patients under guardianship/tutorship.
14. Pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Hyaluronic acid injection	Device: Inject of hyaluronic acid in the face; The patient may receive up to 1 ml (volume of one syringe) of each of the three HA references (between 1 ml and 3 ml maximum). The HA reference(s) to be injected will be chosen on the basis of the investigator's assessment and the patient's desired correction.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Facial appearance following facial hyaluronic acid injection following breast cancer treatment.	Facial appearance will be measured using the score obtained at the "facial appearance" subdomain of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Questionnaire. The score ranges from 0 (worst outcome) to 100 (best outcome).	3 months
Health-related quality of life followig facial hyaluronic acid injection following breast cancer treatment.	Health-related quality of life will be measured using the score obtained at the "health-related quality of life" subdomain of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Questionnaire. The score ranges from 0 (worst outcome) to 100 (best outcome).	3 months
Adverse effects following facial hyaluronic acid injection following breast cancer treatment.	Adverse effects will be measured using the score obtained at the "Adverse effects" subdomain of the FACE-Q Aesthetics Questionnaire. The score ranges from 0 (worst outcome) to 100 (best outcome).	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Institut Bergonié
• Collaborators: Ruban Rose

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): April 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 16, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 16, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Skin Diseases; Breast Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Breast Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: IB 2025-01

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No