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Table 3 Objective evaluation of acne after peeling with commercially available SA peel

From: Comparison of efficacy of commercially available vs. freshly prepared salicylic acid peel in treatment of acne: a randomized open-label study

Morphology of lesions

Commercially available SA peel (day 0) (mean)

Commercially available SA peel (at 12 week) (mean)

Mean percentage of reduction

P value*

Comedones

6.27 + 2.4

1.24 + 0.79

88.45 + 0.15

0.002

Papules

7.11 + 4.35

1.58 + 0.6

89.16 + 0.15

0.01

Pustules

2.06 + 1.8

0.17 + 0.37

31.47 + 0.45

0.06

Nodules

1.04 + 0.23

0.04 + 0.2

50.0 + 0.22

0.5

  1. *Paired t test; P < 0.05 was considered significant