Table 5 Comparison of outcomes in commercially vs. freshly prepared SA peels
Commercially available SA peel | Freshly prepared SA peel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Objective: mean improvement in total acne score | Subjective: VAS | Objective: mean improvement in total acne score | Subjective: VAS | P value for total acne score* | P value for VAS** | |
At day 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
At 2 weeks | 25.4 | 30 | 27.5 | 40 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
At 4 weeks | 30.1 | 51 | 38.4 | 65 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
At 6 weeks | 36.8 | 67.5 | 50 | 70.4 | 0.04 | 0.63 |
At 8 weeks | 50.4 | 78.3 | 68 | 81.6 | 0.05 | 0.57 |
At 10 weeks | 73.3 | 81 | 75.8 | 89.5 | 0.8 | 0.05 |
At 12 weeks | 78.3 | 84.3 | 80.1 | 90.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
P < 0.05 # | P < 0.05 # | P < 0.05 # | P < 0.05 # | |||