title: Fractional 1320 nm Nd : YAG laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris: a pilot study.
abstract: Thirty-five patients with moderate to severe acne were treated with a fractional 1320 nm neodymium : yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd : YAG) laser. These patients received six treatment sessions at a 2-week interval. Inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions were counted before and after treatment. Fractional 1320 nm Nd : YAG laser therapy was well tolerated, resulting in the reduction of inflammatory lesions by 57% (P<0.05) and the reduction of non-inflammatory lesions by 35% (P<0.05). A significant reduction in the skin sebum level by 30% (P<0.05) was also noted after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China. denghui_1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ding-Fen
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Chun-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xu-An
authors.initials: XA
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects