Prevalence of scars and "mini-scars", and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

Prevalence of scars and "mini-scars", and their impact on quality of life in Japanese patients with acne

There have been very few studies on the prevalence and severity of acne scars in Japanese patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of acne scars and their impact on the quality of life (QOL) in Japanese acne patients. Acne scars were classified as mini‐scars (atrophic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of dermatology 2015-07, Vol.42 (7), p.690-696
Hauptverfasser: Hayashi, Nobukazu, Miyachi, Yoshiki, Kawashima, Makoto
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acne
acne scar
Acne Vulgaris - complications
Adolescent
Adult
Atrophy
Cicatrix - epidemiology
Cicatrix - pathology
Cicatrix - psychology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - epidemiology
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - psychology
classification
Female
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
mini-scar
prevalence
prevention
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:There have been very few studies on the prevalence and severity of acne scars in Japanese patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of acne scars and their impact on the quality of life (QOL) in Japanese acne patients. Acne scars were classified as mini‐scars (atrophic scars of ≥0.5 and
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/1346-8138.12885