Sequential Treatment of Actinic Keratosis and Photoaging by Daylight PDT and Injectable NASHA Gel as Skin Booster.

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology : JDD
Magda Belmontesi

Abstract

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common intraepithelial atypical proliferation of keratinocytes that might progress into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We have tested the treatment using sequential sessions of photodynamic therapy in daylight and injectable non-animal hyaluronic acid gel skin boosters (NSBs) on 4 patients with AK on head and neck. Two further sessions of NSBs were scheduled, 30 and 60 days after the first injection, to improve the overall skin quality. All patients showed a clinically significant improvement of the overall face skin quality, photoaging signs, and fine wrinkles; all patients were satisfied of the treatment outcome. None of the patients reported any side effect related to the treatment. The combination of two minimally invasive treatments showed to be effective giving the almost complete resolution of AK and a clear improvement of skin texture, with noticeable reduction of the clinical signs of skin photoaging, meeting patient’s expectations. J Drugs Dermatol. 2020;19(11): doi:10.36849/JDD.2020.2229.

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