Table 3. Proportion of the physician's global assessment.
| Physician’s global assessment | LPAN (n=18) | PDL (n=19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term follow-up | Long-term follow-up | Short-term follow-up | Long-term follow-up | |
| Worse | 3 (16.7) | 1 (5.6) | 6 (31.6) | 2 (10.5) |
| No change | 6 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 0 |
| Improved | 7 (38.9) | 8 (44.4) | 9 (47.4) | 7 (36.8) |
| Much improved | 2 (11.1) | 8 (44.4) | 4 (21.1) | 10 (52.6) |
Values are presented as number (%). LPAN: dual wavelength long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite/1,064-nm neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, PDL: 585-nm pulsed dye laser. Short-term follow up: 2-week after the last treatment, long-term follow up: 6-month after the last treatment.