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Efficacy Of Blue Light In The Treatment Of Mild To Moderate Acne
By A J Jackson
Summary of hunt:
The effective management of remains a challenge; achieving an optimal response whilst minimizing adverse events is often difficult. The rise in antibiotic resistance threatens to reduce the future accent of the current mainstay of therapy. The need for alternative therapies remains signal. Phototherapy has previously been shown to be effective in Acne, with renewed interest as both endogenous and exogenous photodynamic therapies are demonstrated for this condition. OBJECTIVES: To predispose the effect of narrowband blue light in the reduction of inflammatory and non - inflammatory lesions in patients with mild to moderate and to evaluate patient tolerance of the therapy.
The researchers methods: The researchers performed an open study utilizing a blue LED light source in 30 subjects with mild to moderate facial Acne. Two weeks after screening, lesions were counted and recorded by lesion type. Over 4 weeks, patients received eight 10 - or 20 - minute light treatments, top wavelength 409 - 419 nm at 40 mW / cm2. Assessments were taken at weeks 5, 8 and 12 and lesion counts were recorded. Repeated measures - ANOVA and Dunnett's tests, respectively,
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allowed assessment of the different scores over time and permitted comparison of penny-pinching counts.
The outcome of this Seek: An overall effect on inflammatory counts was observed at week 5, and a statistically significant decrease in inflamed counts was detected at the week 8 assessments, which continued to week 12. There was little spin-off on non - inflamed lesions. The treatment was well tolerated with adverse events experienced recurrently rated as being mild and usually self - limiting.
The Report's Conclusions: Eight 10 - or 20 - minute treatments over 4 weeks with a narrowband blue light was found to be effective in reducing the number of inflamed lesions in subjects with mild to moderate Acne. The treatment had petite effect on the number of comedones. The onset of the upshot was observable at the first assessment, at week 5, and maximal between weeks 8 and 12. Blue light phototherapy using a narrowband LED light source appears to be a safe and effective additional therapy for mild to moderate Acne.
Report Title: An open study to incline the efficacy of blue light in the treatment of mild to moderate Acne.
Researcher ( s ): Morton CA, Scholefield RD, Whitehurst C, Birch J
From Journal: J Dermatolog Treat, 16 ( 4 ): 219 - 23 2005
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Adam Jackson is a medical writer / researcher specialising in effective, natural solutions to common health problems. He is a qualified Complementary medical practitioner and a former columnist for the Nursing Times & Editor of http://www.internethealthlibrary.com . He has written seven books which have been down pat around the universe & translated into 27 languages. He has a special interest in skin care.
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