Treatment of Inflammatory Facial Acne with 1,450‐nm Diode Laser in Type IV to V Asian Skin Using an Optimal Combination of Laser Parameters

• Published in: Dermatologic surgery Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 593 - 600
• Main Authors: YEUNG, CHI K., SHEK, SAMANTHA Y., YU, CAROL S., KONO, TARO, CHAN, HENRY H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.04.2009; by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acne Vulgaris - complications; Acne Vulgaris - radiotherapy; Adolescent; Adult; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Biological and medical sciences; Dermatology; Face; Female; Humans; Hyperpigmentation - etiology; Hyperpigmentation - prevention & control; Laser Therapy - adverse effects; Male; Medical sciences; Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects; Skin plastic surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Young Adult; Skin disease; Treatment; Diode; Dermatology; Acne; Surgery; Laser; Skin; Face
• ISSN: 1076-0512; 1524-4725; 1524-4725
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01097.x

BACKGROUND The 1,450‐nm diode laser is effective for the treatment of inflammatory acne, but there is a significant risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) in Asian skin. OBJECTIVE To determine whether lower fluence and shorter cooling duration of the 1,450‐nm diode laser improve acne effec...