Abstract:Objective To study the efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light and erbium fractional laser in treating acne scar. Methods In this study, 135 cases of acne scar patients from August 2013 to July 2016 were randomly divided into strong pulse group (n = 45), lattice group (n = 45) and combined treatment group (n = 45).Treatment efficacy, VSS score, adverse reaction and duration for delayed work were compared before treatment and after twice of treatment. Results There were no significant differences in the efficiency of treatment among the three groups ( P> 0.05). There were significant differences in the color, vascularity, thickness, softness and VSS score among the three groups after treatment (P < 0.05), and there was a significant decrease in the color and vascularity.Color, vascular distribution, thickness, softness and VSS scores after twice of treatment in the combined treatment group were significant different from those in the strong pulse group and the lattice laser group (P < 0.05). There were significant differences in the quality of life scores among the three groups after treatment (P < 0.05). The scores of self-perception, affective function, acne symptoms, social function and other quality of life after treatment in the combination therapy group were significantly higher than those in the strong pulse group and the lattice erbium laser group at the same time (P < 0.05). The duration of missed work in the combined therapy group was significantly shorter than that in the strong pulse group and the lattice erbium laser group (P < 0.05). But there were no significant differences in the incidences of adverse reactions among the three groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Intense pulsed light combined with erbium fractional laser in the treatment of acne scar can significantly improve the efficiency of treatment, the incidences of adverse reactions are low, with relatively high security and short duration for delayed work. It has high clinical application value.