Research Article
Different Numbers of Long-Pulse 1064-nm Nd-YAG Laser Treatments for Onychomycosis: A Pilot Study
Table 4
Efficacy rates according to severity of onychomycosis in each group at different time points.
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Group A: four sessions; Group B: eight sessions; Group C: 12 sessions. The clinical efficacy rate was defined as the total percentage of nails with complete response and significant response. “Complete response or cure” was defined as fully normal appearing nail measured from the proximal nail fold to involved nail; “significant response” was defined as >60% normal-appearing nail compared with the area of the initially infected nail; “moderate response” was defined as 20–60% normal-appearing nail; and “no response” was defined as <20% normal-appearing nail. |