title: Fifty cases of chloasma treated by acupuncture plus intensive pulse light irradiation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus intensive pulse light irradiation on chloasma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-six cases of chloasma were randomly divided into two groups, the control group of 46 cases treated by simple acupuncture and the treatment group of 50 cases treated by acupuncture and intensive pulse light irradiation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 89.1% and 98.0% in the control group and treatment group respectively, with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For chloasma, the effect of treatment with acupuncture plus intensive pulse light irradiation is superior to that with simple acupuncture.
authors.affiliation: Medical Cosmetic Center of Qifu Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult