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With no specific or optimal treatment available, FD\/THF is difficult to treat and significantly impacts patients' quality of life. As new treatments have been reported for FD\/THF management in recent years, we conducted a systematic review aiming to identify the types of treatments used in FD\/THF, their effect, duration of effect (DoE), impact on patients' quality of life and any adverse effects impacting treatment. Registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023459898), we used PRISMA and SWiM guidelines, and Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools. We found 113 articles involving 728 patients, reporting on 2041 treatment episodes for 246 different treatments. Reported treatment effects were assessed, and descriptive statistics were used to calculate the median DoE for each. A mean age of 38.3\u2009years with predominantly male (3.3:1) and Fitzpatrick I\u2010IV skin type (85.2%) was noted. 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