Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2020;12(2):148-155
INTRODUCTION: Acne vulgaris, considered a chronic inflammatory and multifactorial disease, presents several therapeutic options. The use of probiotics is a good adjunctive treatment option due to its anti-inflammatory effect.
OBJECTIVE: Based on the promising character of these studies, which derive mostly from oral probiotic therapy, we decided to investigate what results could come from the topical use of a probiotic bacterium that has undergone the tyndallization process.
METHODS: In this study, we demonstrated the topical use of Lactobacillus plantarum GMNL06, alone, for three months.
RESULTS: We obtained a therapeutic response considered good or very good in 90% of mild or moderate acne cases.
CONCLUSIONS:Vulgar acne, considered a chronic inflammatory and multifactorial disease, presents several therapeutic options. The use of probiotics has become an adjunct treatment due to its anti-inflammatory effect. In this study, we demonstrated that the use of topical probiotics, in monotherapy, for three months obtained therapeutic response considered good or very good in 90% of mild or moderate acne cases.
Keywords: Probiotics; Bacteria; Acne; Treatment
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