Research Article

A Novel, Hand-Held, and Low-Level Light Therapy Device for the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris: A Single-Arm, Prospective Clinical Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the patients.

VariablesTotal

Sex
 Male38
 Female19
Age (years)21.67 ± 3.90
Disease duration (months)9.53 ± 2.43
Skin phototype (Fitzpatrick)
 II10
 III33
 IV14
Inflammatory lesion counts9.54 ± 5.26
Noninflammatory lesion counts7.54 ± 3.85
Investigator’s Global Severity Assessment grade2.51 ± 0.50
 Grade 4 (severe)0
 Grade 3 (moderate)29
 Grade 2 (mild)28
 Grade 1 (almost clear)0
 Grade 0 (clear)0