Interest of corrective makeup in the management of patients in dermatology

Figures & data

Table 1 Patient characteristics

Characteristics	%	Diagnoses	%
Sex		Acne and the resulting scars	22
Male	5	Pigmentary disorders (including vitiligo, melasma)	28
Female	95	Vascular disorders (including rosacea, couperosis, angioma)	23
Marital status		Other	8
Married	53	Age (years)*	42.8 ± 1.4
Without children	59	Duration of disease (years)*	12.7 ± 1.2
Skin type		Face area affected
Light (type I to III)	91	Slight (<5% of the face)	24
Dark (type IV to V)	9	Moderate (>10% to <25% of the face)	33
Depressive profile		Very important (>50% of the face)	9
No	73	Treatment
Unknown	5	Under treatment (local or systemic)	60
If yes, intensity		Without treatment	40
Light	31
Moderate	55
Severe	10
Unknown	4
Makeup user
Yes	74
No	26

Note:

* Data expressed as mean ± SEM.

Table 2 Scores of quality of life items at baseline (V_i) and at the end of the study (V_f)

	Baseline (Vi)	Final (Vf)	R (%)
1. Over the last week, how itchy, sore, painful, or stinging has your skin been?	1.01 ± 0.10	0.39 ± 0.07^*	42
2. Over the last week, how embarrassed or self conscious have you been because of your disfiguring lesions?	2.11 ± 0.11	0.74 ± 0.08^*	74
3. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring lesions interfered with you going shopping or looking after your home or garden?	1.30 ± 0.11	0.37 ± 0.07^*	55
4. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring lesions influenced the clothes you wear?	0.95 ± 0.12	0.36 ± 0.07^*	33
5. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring lesions affected any social or leisure activities?	1.33 ± 0.12	0.52 ± 0.08^*	50
6. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring lesions made it difficult for you to do any sport?	0.64 ± 0.10	0.16 ± 0.05^*	29
7. Over the last week, have your disfiguring lesions prevented you from working or studying?	0.19 ± 0.07	0.06 ± 0.04	4
If “No”, over the last week how much have your disfiguring lesions been a problem at work or studying?	0.65 ± 0.08	0.19 ± 0.04^*	33
8. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring lesions created problems with your partner or any of your close friends or relatives?	0.85 ± 0.10	0.3 ± 0.06^*	36
9. Over the last week, how much have your disfiguring skin lesions caused any sexual difficulties?	0.37 ± 0.08	0.13 ± 0.04^**	17
10. Over the last week, how much of a problem has the treatment for your skin been, for example by making your home messy, or by taking up time?	0.50 ± 0.08	0.26 ± 0.05^*	23
Global score (0–40)	9.90 ± 0.73	3.49 ± 0.40^*	81

Notes: N = 129; score (0–4) for each question. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. R = responsiveness or percentage of responders. Comparison of mean scores obtained at the baseline and at the final visit (^*P ≤ 0.0001; ^**P = 0.0006).

Figure 1 A patient with inflammatory acne at the initial consultation (V_i) before (A) and after makeup performed with the help of the medical cosmetician (B) and at the final visit (V_f) (C).