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BACKGROUND: Social media has fostered a landscape where trends, ideals, and beauty standards have significantly proliferated. Images of flawless skin, sculpted features, and curated aesthetics inundate user feeds, potentially shaping their self-perceptions and aspirations. The rise of influencers, dermatologist social media engagement, and beauty campaigns sharing skincare routines and product recommendations wield substantial influence over individual appearance-related decisions. AIMS: The main aim of this study is to determine the pattern of behavior in using social media to seek dermatological procedures and skin care routine. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide, online cross-sectional study targeting the general Saudi population. Our survey aimed to understand participant social media behaviors and gather insights into skincare products, cosmetic procedures, and makeup habits. RESULTS: Gender-related differences emerged in seeking skincare advice. Females preferred dermatologists on social media (p < 0.001) and beauty influencers (p < 0.001), whereas men leaned towards pharmacists (p < 0.001). Women displayed stronger engagement with dermatologist social media reputation regarding non-cosmetic concerns (p < 0.001), education (p < 0.001), and social media impact on cosmetic decisions (p = 0.001). They frequently sought dermatologists on social media before appointments (p = 0.001), whereas men emphasized dermatologists' fame (p = 0.024). Common cosmetic barriers included high costs (62.5%), complications (40.3%), and trust issues (40.2%). Women underwent various cosmetic procedures (p < 0.05), influenced by social media in their decisions and skincare routines. CONCLUSIONS: Our study reveals significant gender-based disparities in seeking skincare advice. Women rely on social media, clinics, friends, and beauty influencers, whereas men prefer pharmacists. Additionally, women depend on dermatologists' social media reputation and conduct thorough pre-appointment research. Their heightened social media engagement links to skincare practices and influences cosmetic procedure considerations based on age and usage frequency.
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Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is a distinctive variant of lichen planus described for the first time in 1974. A wide range of presentations and distribution patterns have been reported, mainly presenting as dark brown hyperpigmented macules and patches, typically involving sun-exposed areas such as the face, neck, and flexural folds. It is more common in dark-skinned patients with a female predominance. Infrequently, LPP may present as a Blaschkoid distribution, with only a few cases reported in the medical literature. We report an unusual case of LPP that developed with a unilateral Blaschkoid distribution on the left side of the trunk in a 32-year-old female following weight reduction surgery.
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Coincidental findings of hypertrichosis in patients on minoxidil led to the development of a topical minoxidil formulation which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of female pattern hair loss, the most common cause for hair loss in women. The most common side effect of topical minoxidil is irritant contact dermatitis with the typical symptoms of itching and scaling. Most commonly, these symptoms are a result of an allergic reaction to propylene glycol, or less commonly, to minoxidil itself. We present a case of a 27-year-old woman who developed facial swelling following allergic contact dermatitis to minoxidil 5% foam.
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Secondary cutaneous malignancies are often reported after treatment of malignant haemopathies using allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Within the spectrum of such secondary skin carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas (BCC) appear the most frequent. We report here the case of a 67- year-old male patient who developed 24 years after BMT more than 40 superficial BCC as well as a few nodular BCC. These tumours were mainly found on the lower limbs at sites without sun exposure. The patient was treated with surgical excision of nodular BCC while photodynamic therapy was used for the superficial BCC. No recurrences were reported at 5-year follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a patient presenting eruptive and non-recurring BCC so long after BMT. Only two similar cases have been reported in other circumstances. There is no clear explanation to this peculiar non-recurrence. We speculate that repair of DNA mutations may have occurred.
