Acne phototherapy with polychromatic visible light with wavelengths over 500 nm
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Accession number;07A0095812
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| Title;Acne phototherapy with polychromatic visible light with wavelengths over 500 nm |
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KIMURA MAKOTO
(Ushio Inc., JPN)
KIMURA MAKOTO
(Toin Univ. Yokohama, JPN)
SAGA TAKASHI
(Ushio Inc., JPN)
ISHIZAKI CHIAKI
(Tsubasakurinikku)
TOKUOKA YOSHIKAZU
(Toin Univ. Yokohama, JPN)
KAWASHIMA MAKOTO
(Tokyo Women's Medical Univ., School of Medicine, JPN)
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Journal Title;Aesthetic Dermatol
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Journal Code:L5200A
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ISSN:1341-5530
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VOL.16;NO.4;PAGE.305-310(2006)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.4, REF.8 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical efficacy of phototherapy for acne vulgaris using a lamp light source, TheraBeam VR, emitting polymeric visible light with wavelengths over 500 nm. At 200 J of light irradiation for four acne patients once a week up to 13 weeks, the reduction rate of comedo was enhanced, compared to the non-irradiation side. Moreover, light irradiation suppressed the number of anaerobic bacteria including Propionibacterium acnes isolated from the cheek, resulting in comedo reduction. No patient experienced the deterioration of acne lesions and side effects during treatment, no patient complained of adverse effects with light irradiation. These results, therefore, suggest that phototherapy using TheraBeam VR is clinically effective to reduce comedo, but not to ameliorate inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris. (author abst.) |
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