Efficacy of Fire Needle Therapy Combined with Doxycycline Hydrochloride in the Management of Moderate-to-Severe Acne Vulgaris: A Randomized Controlled Trial
An 8-week regimen of fire needle therapy combined with DHT improved lesion severity, scar symptoms, quality of life, and serum inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with moderate-to-severe AV compared to DHT monotherapy.
Authors
- Laixi Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-4416)
- Jin‐Zhen Li
- Tao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7688-8104)
- Shiyue Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5406-4769)
- Yu-Fang Ji
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Jinzhong University (CN)
- Fuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s558510
- Primary Topic
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Shanxi University