Combined use of two intensive pulsed lights for treatment of facial acne vulgaris and erythem
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2014.04.009
- VernacularTitle:两种波长强脉冲光“4+3”联合治疗痤疮及痤疮后红斑的疗效
- Author:
Yu SHI
;
Wei ZHANG
;
Xiaoyun XU
;
Yanyu WU
;
Na WANG
;
Zongzhou WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intensive pulsed light (IPL);
Acne vulgar;
Acne erythem;
Adapalene
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2014;20(4):271-274
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.