| Title |
How People with Facial Acne Scars are Perceived in Society: an Online Survey
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| Published in |
Dermatology and Therapy, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13555-016-0113-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brigitte Dréno, Jerry Tan, Sewon Kang, Maria-José Rueda, Vicente Torres Lozada, Vincenzo Bettoli, Alison M. Layton |
| Abstract |
Atrophic scarring occurs throughout the course of inflammatory acne and across the spectrum of severity. This study evaluates perceptions of the general population toward individuals with clear skin and acne scars. An online survey administered in the USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France and Brazil to respondents 18 years and over presented three facial pictures of clear skin or digitally superimposed acne scars (but no active acne lesions) in a random fashion. At least one clear and one scar picture were presented to each participant. Among the 4618 responders, 33% themselves had facial acne scars. The skin was the first thing noticed about the face by 41% when viewing pictures with scars vs 8% viewing clear skin (p < 0.05). Those with scars were less likely to be considered attractive (17% vs 25%), confident (25% vs 33%), happy (23% vs 30%), healthy (21% vs 31%) and successful (17% vs 24%), and more likely to be perceived as insecure (15% vs 8%) and shy (23% vs 14%) compared with those with clear skin (all p < 0.05). The significance of the responses obtained varied according to the acne and scar status of the respondent. Skin care was cited as the habit most in need of improvement by 59% vs 13% of respondents viewing pictures with scars vs clear skin, respectively (p < 0.05). All respondent subgroups cited skin care irrespective of their own acne and scar status (all p < 0.05 vs pictures with clear skin). Those with scars were thought less likely to have a promising future (78% vs 84%) than those with clear skin (p < 0.05). The majority of respondents reported willingness to pay money to eradicate scars. The results of this multi-national survey demonstrate that facial acne scars are perceived negatively by society, confirming the importance of preventing acne scars with early treatment of inflammatory acne. Galderma International S.A.S France. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 73 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 16% |
| Unknown | 27 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 32% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 29 | 40% |
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