Physically Induced Pemphigus After Cosmetic Procedures

The document reported the first two cases of pemphigus, an autoimmune disease, where lesions appeared in areas traumatized by cosmetic procedures. One patient, with a history of well-controlled pemphigus, developed lesions in surgical scars 2 months after a reduction mammoplasty and facelift. The other patient experienced an outbreak 4 weeks after a chemical peel. The study concluded that cosmetic procedures could trigger pemphigus and emphasized the need to differentiate these lesions from postoperative wound infections and other causes of poor wound healing.