Bifidobacterium plantarum and Reduced Acne Severity

• Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics for Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review.

  • 2026-02-17
  • Systematic Review
  • Dermatology and therapy 16(3)
  • • Peyton V Warp
    • Sophie M Bilik
    • Lina M Ferrari
    • Jonette E Keri

  • PubMed: 41703218
  • DOI: 10.1007/s13555-026-01659-4

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced Acne Severity

  • High evidence

  Pooled mean total lesion reductions were -37.2% for prebiotics, -45.2% for probiotics, and -49.5% for postbiotics, versus -37% for controls.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate