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Impact of facial palsy impact on make-up habits: An observational cohort study
P Gatignol1, R Hervochon2, E Lannadère2
1AP-HP, Service d'ORL, Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Inserm, UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Paris, France.
Objective:
The esthetic problems inherent to peripheral (PFP) are frequent causes of complaint. Make-up is advocated as a form of therapy and can alleviate symptoms of depression. The aim of the present study was to collect data on make-up habits in female PFP patients and assess links with esthetic and/or functional complaints.
Material And Methods:
Two questionnaires were drawn up to compare make-up habits in female PFP patients and women in the general population. The first was sent out between September and December 2019, to 39 House-Brackmann grade III PFP patients (group A), and the second on-line questionnaire was sent to a control population of 1385 women (group B).
Results:
PFP patients used make-up more often than controls at weekends (χ2=16.38; P=0.0009) and while at home (χ2=8.21; P=0.042), and more often with foundation (χ2=17.21; P=0.0006) and lip make-up (χ2=59.31; P<0.0001). The greater their functional complaint, the less they made up their eyes. The greater their self-confidence and the more they felt attractive, the less they made up their lips.
Conclusion:
The differences in make-up use found in the present study aimed to mask facial palsy and were related to the esthetic complaint, impacting social life.
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