Combined use of two intensive pulsed lights for treatment of facial acne vulgaris and erythem / 中华医学美学美容杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
;
(6): 271-274, 2014.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-455888
ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the combined treatment effect of intensive pulsed light (IPL,420 nm and 540 nm,by mode of 4+3) on acne vulgaris and acne erythem.Methods A total of 80 patients with acne vulgaris were divided randomly into the treatment and the control group.The treatment group including forty cases were first treated by 420 nm IPL for 4 times,and the interval was one week; and then treated by IPL 420 nm combined with 540 nm for 3 times,the interval was four weeks.The control group was just treated by Adapalene at every night for 16 weeks.Results The treatment efficiency of inflammatory lesion after 4 weeks showed that the effective rate in the treatment group was 65.0 % compared to 47.5 % in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The treatment results of inflammatory lesion after 16 weeks showed that efficiency was 85% in the treatment group,while 62.5% in the control group,and difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).The treatment results of acne erythem showed that the effective rate was 90 % in the treatment group,but 37.5 % in control group,there was statistically significant (P< 0.01) between the two groups.Conclusions Combined use of 420 nm and 540nm IPL by protocol of4+3 is an effective method for treatment of acne vulgaris and acne erythem.
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
Year:
2014
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