Changes in Skin Color after Smoking Cessation / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 105-109, 2012.
Artigo
em Inglês
| 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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Assunto principal:
Pele
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Fumaça
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Fumar
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Saúde Pública
/
Seguimentos
/
Abandono do Hábito de Fumar
/
Eletrônica
/
Elétrons
/
Eritema
/
República da Coreia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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