Tag: blue-light therapy

The clinical and histological effect of home-use, combination blue-red LED phototherapy for mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris in Korean patients: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of a home-use device emitting combined blue (420 nm) and red (660 nm) light for treating mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris in Korean patients. Over a 4-week period, participants used the device twice daily, with clinical and histological assessments conducted over 12 weeks.

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Clinical efficacy of home-use blue-light therapy for mild-to moderate acne

This randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of home-use blue-light LED therapy for treating mild-to-moderate inflammatory acne in 30 patients. Participants treated two similar facial lesions, one with blue-light therapy and the other with a sham device, twice daily until lesion resolution. The study found significant reductions in lesion size

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Blue-Light Therapy for Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of blue-light therapy in treating acne vulgaris, analyzing 14 randomized controlled trials with a total of 698 participants. The study found that while some trials reported significant investigator-assessed and patient-reported improvements, the mean differences in inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesion counts were not

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