Recommendations for the use of corrective make-up after dermatological procedures.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION\nThe number of dermatological or cosmetic procedures carried out has continuously increased over the last decades. Almost all may cause transient local skin reactions such as erythema, blistering, crusts, scaling, hypo- or hyper-pigmentation, or haemorrhagic lesions. One issue of dermatological procedures is the down time, during which patients need to hide their skin, due to these local reactions.\n\n\nAIM\nto provide dermatologists with easy-to-follow recommendations for the right timing of use of corrective make-up for patients who have undergone or who plan to undergo dermatological procedures, according to the invasiveness of the dermatological procedure chosen.\n\n\nMETHODOLOGY\nA group of experts in dermatological procedures met in 2019 and at the beginning of 2020 to discuss the different procedures, their local reactions and down time, and the opportunities to use specific corrective make-up in order to hide these transient reactions.\n\n\nRESULTS\nAs a result of the discussions, the experts proposed a tabulated algorithm of use based on a classification of the different dermatological procedures according to their invasiveness and recommended timing of the first post-procedure corrective make-up application.\n\n\nCONCLUSION\nCorrective make-up may be considered as a complement to certain dermatological procedures in order to minimise down time. However, its use is conditioned by the correct understanding of skin barrier alteration and recovery time. The proposed algorithm of use of corrective makeup after procedures may help the practioner to indicate his patient the right moment for applying corrective makeup in order to avoid local tolerance issues and post-procedure complications.