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• TITLE: Evaluation of Self-Treatment of Acne Using Silk’n Blue Phototherapy System

  AUTHORS: Judith Hellman, Cielo A. Ramirez

  KEYWORDS: Acne, Blue Light Therapy, LED Phototherapy

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications, Vol.4 No.3, June 3, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Background: At-home phototherapy devices for the treatment of acne have emerged as an appealing treatment option and as an effective adjunct treatment to existing modalities. The principal goal of the study was to determine the changes in the number of inflammatory lesions in acne patients. Methods: Patients received instruction for daily at-home use of Silk’n Blue device for 12 weeks. Follow-up visits were conducted at 1 and 3 months to collect data. Results: Fifteen subjects with mild to severe cases experienced improvement over the course of the trial. The decrease in mean inflammatory acne counts (from 41.26 to 24.46) and mean percent reduction (41.8%) were statistically significant (p