Changes in Skin Color after Smoking Cessation / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 105-109, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-162464
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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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Public Health
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Follow-Up Studies
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Smoking Cessation
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Electronics
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Electrons
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Erythema
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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