Efficacy of Fire Needle Therapy Combined with Doxycycline Hydrochloride in the Management of Moderate-to-Severe Acne Vulgaris: A Randomized Controlled Trial
November 2025
in “
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
”
Studysummary This study found that combining fire needle therapy with DHT treatment over eight weeks improved lesion severity, scar symptoms, quality of life, and reduced serum inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris compared to using DHT alone.
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A randomized controlled trial conducted over 8 weeks demonstrated that combining fire needle therapy with doxycycline hydrochloride (DHT) significantly improved lesion severity, scar symptoms, quality of life, and serum inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris compared to using DHT alone.
