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Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of salicylic acid phonophoresis on the treatment of acne vulgaris.Methods: 30 patients (4 Male and 11 Female) who had acne vulgaris and receiving medical treatment. Their ages were ranged from 18-45 years. The patients were selected from Zifta Public Hospital (Department of Dermatology) between Oct 2014 and Mar 2015. In this study, the patients were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups, (15 patients for each group). group (A) salicylic acid gel phonophoresis program for five minutes, three days per week (day after day) for six weeks. group (B) salicylic gel (topical approach) through the treatment period. Assessment of comprehensive acne severity scale(CASS) was carried out before and 6 weeks of treatment.Results: this study showed statistically significant decrease in the CASS after the treatment for group (A) and (B) with a p-value of 0.001 and 0.008 respectively.Also the post - treatment results of the present study revealed no significant difference of the mean values of CASS between the two groups with more (0.269) p-value. Conclusion:Salicylic acid Phonophoresis can be considered as an effective method to enhance the drug efficacy and penetration thus enhancing the treatment of acne vulgaris