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.