Acne vulgaris: lasers, light sources and photodynamic therapy--an update 2007.
Inflammatory acne vulgaris remains one of the most common dermatologic disorders seen in clinical practice. Medical therapy remains the gold standard for therapy but recent advances have shown that a variety of lasers and light sources may be useful in the treatment of inflammatory acne vulgaris. In addition, the use of 20% 5-aminolevulinic acid has found a useful niche in the treatment of moderate-to-severe inflammatory acne vulgaris.
Gold
Michael H
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Gold Skin Care Center, Tennessee Clinical Research Center, 2000 Richard Jones Road, Suite 220, Nashville, TN 37215, USA. goldskin@goldskincare.com
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000628:therapy*; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid