A preliminary observational study on the effect of pulsed dye laser treatment in patients with facial acne vulgaris.

INTERVENTION: Pulsed dye laser treatment vs standard practice Added 03/10/2013: This trial was stopped in January 2006 due to poor recruitment. CONDITION: Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases: Acne vulgaris ; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases ; Acne vulgaris PRIMARY OUTCOME: Following treatments given at week 0 and week 4:; 1. Reduction in inflamed acne lesion counts; 2. Reduction in overall acne grade, non‐inflamed acne lesion counts, and total acne lesion counts SECONDARY OUTCOME: Not provided at time of registration INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with mild to moderate facial acne.