title: Efficacy of lasers and PDT for the treatment of acne vulgaris.
abstract: Acne vulgaris can represent a therapeutic challenge in terms of managing ongoing symptoms and preventing scar formation. While the copious variations of available treatments address milder forms of the disease, until recently, therapies for resistant or moderate-to-severe forms were limited to systemic agents that were accompanied by potentially severe side-effects. With the addition of lasers, light sources, and aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) therapies, dermatologists may now have viable new alternatives for treating all grades of acne severity that circumvent the negative side-effects associated with many conventional options.
authors.affiliation: Gold Skin Care Center, Tennessee Clinical Research Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010778:Photochemotherapy
chemical_list: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid