Park Kui Young, Kim Ji Young, Hyun Moo Yeol, Oh Won Jong, Jeong Se Yeong, Han Tae Young, Ahn Ji Young, Kim Beom Joon, Kim Myeung Nam
Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
Cleanup Skin Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:596161. doi: 10.1155/2015/596161. Epub 2015 Oct 18.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used for acne, with various combinations of photosensitizers and light sources.
We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of indocyanine green (ICG) and intense pulsed light (IPL) in the treatment of acne.
A total of 1,213 patients with facial acne were retrospectively reviewed. Patients received three or five treatments of ICG and IPL at two-week intervals. Clinical response to treatment was assessed by comparing pre- and posttreatment clinical photographs and patient satisfaction scores.
Marked to excellent improvement was noted in 483 of 1,213 (39.8%) patients, while minimal to moderate improvement was achieved in the remaining 730 (60.2%) patients. Patient satisfaction scores revealed that 197 (16.3%) of 1,213 patients were highly satisfied, 887 (73.1%) were somewhat satisfied, and 129 (10.6%) were unsatisfied. There were no significant side effects.
These results suggest that PDT with ICG and IPL can be effectively and safely used in the treatment of acne.
光动力疗法(PDT)已用于治疗痤疮,采用了多种光敏剂和光源的组合。
我们评估了吲哚菁绿(ICG)和强脉冲光(IPL)治疗痤疮的有效性和安全性。
对1213例面部痤疮患者进行回顾性研究。患者每隔两周接受三次或五次ICG和IPL治疗。通过比较治疗前后的临床照片和患者满意度评分来评估治疗的临床反应。
1213例患者中有483例(39.8%)有显著至极佳改善,其余730例(60.2%)有轻微至中度改善。患者满意度评分显示,1213例患者中有197例(16.3%)非常满意,887例(73.1%)有些满意,129例(10.6%)不满意。无明显副作用。
这些结果表明,ICG和IPL的光动力疗法可有效且安全地用于治疗痤疮。