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Lasers in Medical Science
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science 3/2022

01-04-2022 | Acne | Original Article

Efficacy and safety comparison between 1927 nm thulium laser and 2940 nm Er:YAG laser in the treatment of facial atrophic acne scarring: a prospective, simultaneous spilt-face clinical trial

Authors: Kune Lu, Suiqing Cai

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 3/2022

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Abstract

Acne scarring is a common disfiguring complication of acne, and fractional lasers are widely applied in improving it. This study is to compare the efficacy and safety of fractional non-ablative 1927 nm thulium laser (FTL) and fractional ablative 2940 nm Er:YAG laser (FEL) in the treatment of acne scarring. Subjects with moderate or severe atrophic facial acne scarring received 3 sessions of FTL on the left side of face and FEL on the right side of face at an average interval of 4–6 weeks. Major assessments included Goodman&Baron quantitative global scarring grading system (GBS), self-rated improvement and satisfaction score. Twenty-seven subjects completed the study; for FTL side, average GBS decreased from 11.15 ± 5.04 at baseline to 7.07 ± 4.87 with an improvement percent of 36.54%; for FEL side, average GBS decreased from 10.81 ± 4.46 to 7.00 ± 4.07 with an improvement percent of 35.27%. Adverse effects include transient pain, erythema, edema, and increase of acne. No significant difference was found between two lasers. Both FTL and FEL improved atrophic acne scarring and were well-tolerated. Increase of acne during laser treatment may have a negative impact on efficacy. Trial registration number was NCT04813419 and date of registration was 19th, March, 2021, retrospectively registered.
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Metadata
Title
Efficacy and safety comparison between 1927 nm thulium laser and 2940 nm Er:YAG laser in the treatment of facial atrophic acne scarring: a prospective, simultaneous spilt-face clinical trial
Authors
Kune Lu
Suiqing Cai
Publication date
01-04-2022
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-021-03465-0

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