title: 1,213 Cases of Treatment of Facial Acne Using Indocyanine Green and Intense Pulsed Light in Asian Skin.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used for acne, with various combinations of photosensitizers and light sources.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of indocyanine green (ICG) and intense pulsed light (IPL) in the treatment of acne.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1,213 patients with facial acne were retrospectively reviewed. Patients received three or five treatments of ICG and IPL at two-week intervals. Clinical response to treatment was assessed by comparing pre- and posttreatment clinical photographs and patient satisfaction scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Marked to excellent improvement was noted in 483 of 1,213 (39.8%) patients, while minimal to moderate improvement was achieved in the remaining 730 (60.2%) patients. Patient satisfaction scores revealed that 197 (16.3%) of 1,213 patients were highly satisfied, 887 (73.1%) were somewhat satisfied, and 129 (10.6%) were unsatisfied. There were no significant side effects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that PDT with ICG and IPL can be effectively and safely used in the treatment of acne.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kui Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Cleanup Skin Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Moo Yeol
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Won Jong
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea ; GoodDay Skin & Laser Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Se Yeong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Eulji General Hospital, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Young
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Beom Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-ku, Seoul 156-755, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Myeung Nam
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green