Comparison of blue laser and red light-emitting diode-mediated aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for moderate and severe acne vulgaris: A prospective, split-face, nonrandomized controlled study
BL-PDT and RL-PDT have similar efficacies in moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris and are particularly effective for inflammatory acne lesions. RL-PDT benefits from milder adverse effects than those of BL-PDT.
Authors
- Hengtong Fan
- Yuhan Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2846-6556)
- Zejun Ren
- Huihui Tuo
- Dalin He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-146X)
- Y. G. Yang
- Xinnan Han
- Yan Zheng
- Manyu Ju
- Yan Sun
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- First Hospital of Xi'an (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104325
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.28