Nowadays dermatologists arsenal contains numerous pharmacological agents with high efficiency, but achieving the desired results in acne therapy is still not the easiest problem. The aim - to study the modern possibilities of medical and cosmetological correction of acne manifestations based on the analysis of foreign and domestic sources. We conducted a review with further analysis of foreign and domestic sources, domestic, European and American recommendations for the treatment of acne. Publications were searched through the National Center of Biotechnology Information, PubMed, StudMed and GoogleBooks resources.

The means and dosage forms of topical therapy depend usually on the clinical course pathological process. In recent years, both in the world and in Ukraine, narrowband UVB phototherapy of psoriasis, because of its efficiency, safety and availability has become a technique of choice in the treatment of psoriasis patients with different clinical course. NB UVB therapy method is self-contained and can be used as monotherapy, but combination of emollient, in our view, adds treat certain advantages. The aim of our study was to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of this method phototherapy combination of emollient in the treatment of psoriasis.