%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of facial palsy impact on make-up habits: An observational cohort study.
%A Gatignol P
%A Hervochon R
%A Lannadère E
%A Calvo M
%A Tankéré F
%A Picard D
%J Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 May 28
%M 38811321
%F 2.665
%R 10.1016/j.anorl.2024.05.002
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>The esthetic problems inherent to peripheral (PFP) are frequent causes of complaint. Make-up is advocated as a form of therapy and can alleviate symptoms of depression. The aim of the present study was to collect data on make-up habits in female PFP patients and assess links with esthetic and/or functional complaints.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Two questionnaires were drawn up to compare make-up habits in female PFP patients and women in the general population. The first was sent out between September and December 2019, to 39 House-Brackmann grade III PFP patients (group A), and the second on-line questionnaire was sent to a control population of 1385 women (group B).<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>PFP patients used make-up more often than controls at weekends (χ2=16.38; P=0.0009) and while at home (χ2=8.21; P=0.042), and more often with foundation (χ2=17.21; P=0.0006) and lip make-up (χ2=59.31; P<0.0001). The greater their functional complaint, the less they made up their eyes. The greater their self-confidence and the more they felt attractive, the less they made up their lips.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The differences in make-up use found in the present study aimed to mask facial palsy and were related to the esthetic complaint, impacting social life.