Expert consensus on the topic: practical issues of application of photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy in dermatology and cosmetology
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2026-3-100-104
Abstract
On December 18, 2025, an in-person expert council meeting was held in Moscow on the topic: «Practical Issues of рhotobiomodulation and рhotodynamic Therapy in Dermatology and Cosmetology.» This scientific event served as a platform for discussing accumulated clinical and organizational issues in the application of phototechnologies whose mechanism of action is based on photobiomodulation effects or photodynamic reactions, taking into account the practical experience of experts and scientific data. The expert council also discussed the development of recommendations for the use of these technologies, depending on their mechanism of action. The topic of discussion was the prospects for the application of photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy in dermatology and cosmetology. The issues put to a vote were discussed, and consensus was reached on all positions. The culmination of the two expert council sessions was the development of recommendations on the application of these technologies.
About the Authors
L. S. Kruglova
Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kruglova Larisa S., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, head of Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, rector
Moscow
E. A. Araviyskaya
Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg (Pavlov University) ; GALAKTIKA Beauty Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Araviyskaya Elena A., Dr Med Sci (habil.), pofessor at Dept of Dermatovenereology with a Clinic, head of the Postgraduate Training Course in Cosmetology for doctors, consultant
Saint Petersburg
A. L. Bakulev
Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bakulev Andrey L., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, professor at Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, member of the Specialized Commission of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, member of the Board of the Russian Society of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists
Moscow
M. M. Kokhan
Ural Research Institute of Dermatovenereology and Immunopathology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kokhan Muza M., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, head of Scientific Clinical Dept of Dermatology
Yekaterinburg
A. N. Lvov
Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Department of the President of Russia ; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lvov Andrey N., Dr Med Sci (habil.), head of Postgraduate and Residency Studies, professor at Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, chief researcher
Moscow
M. R. Rakhmatulina
Central Research Institute of Skin and Venereal Diseases of State Research Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rakhmatulina Margarita R., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, deputy director
Moscow
A. V. Samtsov
S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Samtsov Alexey V., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, head of Dept of Skin and Venereal Diseases, chief dermatovenerologist of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, vicepresident of All-Russian Society of Dermatovenerologists and Cosmetologists
St. Petersburg
E. V. Sokolovsky
Pavlov First State Medical University of St. Petersburg (Pavlov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sokolovsky Evgeny V., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, head of Dept of Dermatovenerology with a Clinic
Saint Petersburg
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Kruglova L.S., Araviyskaya E.A., Bakulev A.L., Kokhan M.M., Lvov A.N., Rakhmatulina M.R., Samtsov A.V., Sokolovsky E.V. Expert consensus on the topic: practical issues of application of photobiomodulation and photodynamic therapy in dermatology and cosmetology. Medical alphabet. 2026;(3):100-104. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2026-3-100-104
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