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Outcome measures were extracted based on subjective and objective indexes, including the dermatologists\u2019 evaluation(DE), the patients\u2019 overall satisfaction(PS), VAS score, and Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Eleven published clinical research studies, involving 405 patients were included in this study. Ranking of DE from large to small is as follows: Nd: YAG, FSCO2, Er: YAG, Plasma, NAFL, MRF. In terms of PS, the rand from high to low can be described as follows: Er: YAG, Nd: YAG, FSCO2, Plasma, NAFL, MRF. In connection with the sequencing of adverse events, pain severity from slight to severe as follows: Er:YAG, Nd:YAG, FSCO2, NAFL, MRF, Plasma. The probability of having PIH are presented in order from lowest to highest as follows: MRF, Plasma, Nd: YAG, NAFL, Er: YAG, FSCO2.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st4\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>FSCO2 remains the mainstream of potentially curative treatment, then again Nd: YAG and Er: YAG require greater efforts to prove their superior effectiveness. NAFL might be appropriate for mild and moderate improvement with its strengths of good tolerance while Plasma fits into patients with higher pain thresholds but an expectation of higher results. MRF has not given expression on absolute predominance for the present.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st5\">\n<jats:title>Registration<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>PROSPERO CRD42021242160<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>(available from <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero\">https:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero<\/jats:ext-link>).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.25259\/ijdvl_572_2021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,3]],"date-time":"2023-02-03T11:48:16Z","timestamp":1675424896000},"page":"353-362","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25259\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Comparative efficacy and safety of six photoelectric therapies for the atrophic acne scars: A network meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.25259","volume":"89","author":[{"given":"Yunong","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of 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