647 Combination treatment of daylight photodynamic therapy (DL-PDT) and alpha-hydroxy acid(AHA) 30% chemical peels as a novel effective treatment for severe papulopustular rosacea

Introduction: Traditional treatment for papulopustular rosacea (PPR) has been challenged due to systemic side effects or frequent relapses, which necessitates new treatments. Preliminary evidence showed that conventional photodynamic therapy (c-PDT) is an efficient therapy in treating PPR, but the pain and severe hyperpigmentation are in urgent need of improvement, while the use of daylight photodynamic therapy (DL-PDT) and AHA 30% chemical peels of rosacea has been largely absent from the literature.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research