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Observational studySkin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)2023

Impact of blue light on skin pigmentation in patients with melasma.

Lingjia Li, Xin Jiang, Yin Tu, Yaqi Yang, Xin Zhang, Hua Gu, Li He

Open access · hybridAbstract readObservational Study
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Observational study in Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Visible Light in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris.Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery
    Pooled it
  2. Impact of blue light on skin pigmentation in patients with melasma.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lingjia LiDepartment of Dermatology, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Xin JiangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Yin TuDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Yaqi YangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Xin ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Hua GuDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.
Li HeDepartment of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-3036
Kunming Medical University · CNJiangnan University · CN

Funding

Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Skin and Immune Diseases ZX2019-03-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe difference in skin pigmentation induced by blue light between melasma patients and healthy people has not been reported. This study aimed to explore the impact of different doses of blue light irradiation on the pigmentation of the skin of non-exposed areas in female melasma patients with III-IV-type skin and healthy women. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis observational study enrolled patients with melasma and healthy people at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between January and April 2021. The outcomes were the degree of pigmentation, ΔL*, and ΔITA* values.

resultsForty-two (21/group) participants were enrolled. After irradiation with different doses of blue light, different degrees of pigmentation could be observed in the irradiated area of the skin of female melasma patients and healthy women. The △L* and △ITA* values in the irradiated area of the skin of healthy women were higher than in female melasma patients after blue light irradiation at 20 J/cm

conclusionBlue light at 20 J/cm

Indexed as

MelanosisSkin PigmentationFemaleHumansLightSkinhealthy individualsmelasmaobservational studyskin pigmentationvisible light

Identifiers

PMID37522494
PMCPMC10315449
OpenAlexW4382981969

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