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Fractional 1320 nm Nd : YAG laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris: a pilot study
Author(s) -
Deng Hui,
Yuan DingFen,
Yan ChunLin,
Ding XuAn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2009.00451.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acne , nd:yag laser , laser , surgery , nuclear medicine , dermatology , optics , physics
Thirty‐five patients with moderate to severe acne were treated with a fractional 1320 nm neodymium : yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd : YAG) laser. These patients received six treatment sessions at a 2‐week interval. Inflammatory and non‐inflammatory lesions were counted before and after treatment. Fractional 1320 nm Nd : YAG laser therapy was well tolerated, resulting in the reduction of inflammatory lesions by 57% ( P <0.05) and the reduction of non‐inflammatory lesions by 35% ( P <0.05). A significant reduction in the skin sebum level by 30% ( P <0.05) was also noted after treatment.