New Acne Treatment: Gold Photothermal Therapy (Gold PTT)
Gold photothermal therapy is one of the in-clinic acne treatments I offer, and the one I most often discuss with patients who cannot or would rather not take oral medication. This page explains how it works and how I perform it. What is Gold PTT and how does it work? Gold PTT, short for Gold Photothermal Therapy, is a type of treatment used to alleviate Acne Vulgaris (or simply “acne”). As the name suggests, the treatment uses specialised gold nanoparticles to convert photon energy from a laser to thermal energy, which is then used in the acne treatment. The human
