Korean J Fam Med.
2012 Mar;33(2):105-109. 10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.2.105.
Changes in Skin Color after Smoking Cessation
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- 1Family Medicine Clinic and Research Institute of Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. dwjeong75@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Dermatology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
- 3Department of Family Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
- KMID: 2304276
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2012.33.2.105
Abstract
- This study was performed to assess changes in skin color over 1 month after smoking cessation. The study population consisted of 49 men who participated in a smoking cessation program from March 2010 to June 2010 at a public health centre in Yangsan, South Korea. Thirty-four men who stop smoking completely were included in our study. Instrumental evaluations of skin color were performed using Mexameter (MX 18; Courage and Khazaka Electronic GmbH) at the beginning of the study and at 1-week and 4-week follow-up visits. Skin color was evaluated by measurement of 2 main color bases-melanin and haemoglobin-with the results expressed as melanin index (MI) and erythema index (EI). Both MI and EI were significantly reduced at the 4-week follow-up visit on all 7 sites measured. We anticipate that desirable effects on skin color after smoking cessation will play a positive role in maintaining smoking abstinence in routine clinical practice.
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