Comparison of Stacked-Pulses Vs. Double-Pass Treatments of Facial Acne With a 1450 Nm Laser
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Acne can be treated with a mid-infrared laser. We demonstrated safety and efficacy using lower energy settings in order to make the treatments less painful
详细描述
Numerous light based therapies are currently being used for the treatment of acne. Non-ablative mid-infrared lasers have the advantage of decreasing inflammatory acne and improving acne scars. Specifically, the 1450 nm laser has been shown to be quite effective. However, it is associated with considerable pain at higher fluences despite topical anesthetics, especially when treating inflammatory acne. The goal of this study was to determine the possibility of using low fluence settings to treat moderate to severe acne at a more tolerable pain level without compromising treatment effectiveness.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Defined Population
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •acne lesion count of at least 10 inflammatory papules on each side of the face and a severity grade consistent with color photographs in the Allen & Smith grading scale of greater than or equal to grade 3 and no worse than grade 5
排除标准
- •Exclusion criteria included the use of oral retinoids or systemic corticosteroids within the past 6 months and the use of all prescription topical or systemic anti-acne medications 4 weeks prior to the initiation of the study