Postoperative camouflage therapy in facial aesthetic surgery.
BACKGROUND
This study investigated the effectiveness of makeup camouflage procedures for patients who have experienced social problems because undesirable ecchymoses and edemas after aesthetic surgery, The impacts of camouflage procedures for such patients also were studied.


METHODS
For this study, 46 rhinoplasty patients were divided into two groups: postoperative camouflage makeup was used for 23 patients, whereas the other 23 patients were assessed as the control group, Additionally, 18 blepharoplasty patients also were divided into two similar camouflage and control groups.


RESULTS
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory test given to the patients postoperatively indicated that postoperative makeup provided positive effects for patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The current clinical study investigated the effects of cosmetics on the psychological state of patients during the postoperative period and included the application of camouflage makeup for postrhinoplasty and postblepharoplasty patients with edemas and ecchymoses. Psychologically, the patients felt better.
Aydogdu
Eser
E
dresser75@yahoo.com
Misirlioglu
Aykut
A
Eker
Güniz
G
Aköz
Tayfun
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000523:psychology*; D003288:Contusions; D003358:Cosmetics; D004487:Edema; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000523:psychology*
D003358:Cosmetics