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    Glossary Photodynamic Therapy

    uses light-activated drugs to destroy targeted cells

    Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a medical treatment that uses a combination of a photosensitizing drug and a specific type of light to kill cancer cells, bacteria, or other targeted cells. The drug is first applied to the treatment area and allowed to be absorbed by the cells. When exposed to the light, the drug becomes activated and produces a form of oxygen that destroys the targeted cells. This therapy is used in various medical fields, including dermatology for treating conditions like actinic keratosis and certain types of skin cancer.

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    1. Photodynamic and photobiological effects of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy in dermatological disease: an update Lasers in Medical Science · 2018 · 62 citations
    2. Silk‐Inspired In Situ Hydrogel with Anti‐Tumor Immunity Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy for Melanoma and Infected Wound Healing Advanced Functional Materials · 2021 · 59 citations
    3. The Comparison of In Vitro Photosensitizing Efficacy of Curcumin-Loaded Liposomes Following Photodynamic Therapy on Melanoma MUG-Mel2, Squamous Cell Carcinoma SCC-25, and Normal Keratinocyte HaCaT Cells Pharmaceuticals · 2021 · 48 citations
    4. The Use of Photodynamic Therapy for Treatment of Acne Vulgaris Dermatologic Clinics · 2007 · 29 citations
    5. Photodynamic Therapy with Methyl 5-Aminolevulinate Acid Might Be Ineffective in Recalcitrant Alopecia Totalis Regardless of Using a Microneedle Roller to Increase Skin Penetration Dermatologic surgery · 2010 · 27 citations
    6. Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of folliculitis decalvans Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine · 2012 · 25 citations
    7. Treatment of multiple scalp basal cell carcinomas by photodynamic therapy Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2001 · 16 citations
    8. Combination of photodynamic therapy with 5‐aminolaevulinic acid and microneedling in the treatment of alopecia areata resistant to conventional therapies: our experience with 41 patients Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2019 · 14 citations
    9. Low-level light-assisted photodynamic therapy using a wearable cap-like device for the treatment of actinic keratosis of the scalp Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy · 2018 · 6 citations
    10. Combination of tacalcitol ointment and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of follicular mucinosis of the scalp Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy · 2019 · 5 citations
    11. Mechanistic insights into 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for acne vulgaris: targeting lipogenesis via the OLR1-Wnt/β-catenin pathway Molecular Medicine · 2025 · 4 citations
    12. Development of squamous cell carcinoma from erythroplasia of Queyrat following photodynamic therapy European Journal of Dermatology · 2018 · 3 citations
    13. Photodynamic therapy for hair removal QScience Connect · 2013 · 3 citations
    14. Photodynamic therapy as a new therapeutic approach of oral lichen planus Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences · 2019 · 3 citations
    15. Treatment of androgenetic alopecia with 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy: A randomized, placebo-controlled, split-scalp study of efficacy and safety Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy · 2021 · 2 citations
    16. Nonpigmented hair removal using photodynamic therapy in animal model Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2016 · 2 citations
    17. Successful in situ 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in a 53-year-old female with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B · 2025 · 1 citations
    18. Porphyrinoid Photosensitizers for Targeted and Precise Photodynamic Therapy: Progress in Fabrication IntechOpen eBooks · 2023 · 1 citations
    19. Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy and platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of androgenic alopecia: a prospective pilot randomized study. Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases · 2026
    20. Comparative efficacy of photodynamic therapy, autologous platelet-rich plasma therapy, and their combination in the treatment of diffuse telogen effluvium Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases · 2026
    21. BH14 Fibrosing alopecia in a patterned distribution following photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis: a potential trigger for scarring alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2026
    22. Combined protocol for the treatment of androgenic alopecia using photodynamic therapy and exosomes from Damask rose stem cells (case report) Russian Medical Inquiry · 2025
    23. Surgery combined with photodynamic therapy for the case of perifolliculitis capitis abscedens et suffodiens: A case report SAGE Open Medical Case Reports · 2024
    24. 275 Nonpigmented hair removal using photodynamic therapy Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
    25. Nonpigmented hair removal using photodynamic therapy Seoul National University Open Repository (Seoul National University) · 2016
    26. Systemic photodynamic therapy in folliculitis decalvans Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2017 · 14 citations
    27. A prospective study of daylight photodynamic therapy for treatment of actinic keratoses in an Irish population Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016
    28. Sunlight-powered photodynamic therapy for painless diabetic wound care National Science Review · 2026
    29. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp following topical methylaminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 52 citations
    30. Topical ALA-Photodynamic Therapy for Acne Can Induce Apoptosis of Sebocytes and Down-regulate Their TLR-2 and TLR-4 Expression Annals of Dermatology · 2011 · 37 citations