Effect of turning-Q laser in combination with topical Chuangfukang collagen mask to improve facial appearance, greenish brown birthmark area and color depth of patients with facial greenish brown birthmark

Abstract

Facial greenish brown birthmark, also known as zygomatic mother spot and acquired bilateral nevoid spot of Ota, is a congenital non hereditary skin pigmentation disease, mainly distributed symmetrically on both sides of zygoma, involving forehead, temporal, periocular and alar nose, pigmentation on the dermis, showing round or oval cyan or light brown patches, with clear edge and mutual fusion of adjacent lesions (Hui et al., 2017). Over time, the color of greenish brown birthmark deepens gradually and the scope continues to expand. Although there are generally no self-conscious symptoms, it is easy for female patients to have self abasement due to its great influence on the external beauty of face, especially for young and middle-aged women with high aesthetic requirements for appearance, their physical and mental health may also be affected, and they are eager to be treated (Maligieri et al., 2017). In the past, facial greenish brown birthmark is usually treated through grinding and chemical peeling, accompanied with pigmentation and scar and etc. risk of complications (Chathra & Mysore, 2018). With the rapid development of medical science and technology in recent years,, cosmetic medical technology has also made progress. Laser technology has replaced the traditional treatment method and become a safe and effective clinical treatment method (Imrigha et al., 2017). This study is to explore the effect of turning-Q laser in combination with topical Chuangfukang collagen mask to improve facial appearance, greenish brown birthmark area and color depth of patients with facial greenish brown birthmark. The specific contents are as following.