Treatment of Acne With a 1726 nm Laser, Air Cooling, and Real‐Time Temperature Monitoring, Software‐Assisted Power Adjustment to Achieve a Temperature Endpoint With Selective Sebaceous Gland Photothermolysis

• Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 236 - 251
• Main Authors: Tanghetti, Emil A., Sierra, Rafael, Estes, Michael, Eck, Aubrey, Intintoli, Alfred, Hofvander, Henrik, Cohen, Joel L., Friedmann, Daniel P., Goldman, Mitchel P., Pomerantz, Hyemin, Wang, Jordan V., Geronemus, Roy G., Anderson, R. Rox, Sakamoto, Fernanda H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2025
• Subjects: 1726‐nm laser; acne vulgaris; Acne Vulgaris - radiotherapy; Acne Vulgaris - therapy; Adult; air cooling; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; laser acne treatment; Lasers, Solid-State - therapeutic use; Low-Level Light Therapy - instrumentation; Low-Level Light Therapy - methods; Male; multi‐pulse; sebaceous glands; Sebaceous Glands - radiation effects; Software; temperature control; thermal imaging; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; 1726‐nm laser; acne vulgaris; air cooling; laser acne treatment; sebaceous glands; temperature control; multi‐pulse; thermal imaging

ABSTRACT Objectives This work highlights the methods used to develop a multi‐pulse 1726 nm laser system combined with bulk air‐cooling for selective sebaceous gland (SG) photothermolysis using thermal imaging and software algorithms. This approach enables treating to a desired tissue temperature and...