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Use of lasers and light‐based therapies for treatment of acne vulgaris
Author(s) -
Mariwalla Kavita,
Rohrer Thomas E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.20276
Subject(s) - acne , medicine , intense pulsed light , dermatology , laser , optics , physics
Over the last two decades, lasers and light‐based therapies have been developed to treat a wide variety of cutaneous maladies. Given the prevalence and number of patients who suffer from refractory acne, alternatives to existing care are constantly sought after. In this review, we discuss the evidence currently available to justify the use of laser and light‐based modalities and conclude that in combination therapy, such approaches provide a safe and effective treatment for acne vulgaris. Lasers Surg. Med. 37:333–342, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.