Physically Induced Pemphigus After Cosmetic Procedures
February 1993
in “
International Journal of Dermatology
”
Studysummary This report describes two cases where pemphigus lesions developed at sites of cosmetic procedures, suggesting these treatments might trigger the disease and should be distinguished from other post-surgery complications.
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The document discussed two cases of pemphigus, an autoimmune disease, where lesions appeared following cosmetic procedures. In one case, a patient with a history of well-controlled pemphigus developed lesions in surgical scars 2 months after undergoing reduction mammoplasty and facelift. In the second case, a patient experienced a pemphigus outbreak 4 weeks after a chemical peel. The study concluded that cosmetic procedures could trigger pemphigus, and it emphasized the importance of distinguishing these lesions from postoperative wound infections and other causes of poor wound healing.
