Background: Visible vascular and pigmentary conditions have a negative impact on children's and adolescents' quality of life (QoL). We sought to quantitate the effect of visible skin anomalies and their camouflage on QoL. Methods: In all, 41 patients, 5 years of age and older, were taught to use cosmetic camouflage. QoL was assessed using the Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) before and 6 months after the intervention. Satisfaction and use were evaluated after 1 and 6 months. Results: Baseline QoL scores revealed a small impact of vascular anomalies (CDLQI score 4.2) and a small to moderate effect of pigmentary anomalies (CDLQI score 6.1). Six months after the intervention, QoL improved in the study population as a whole (CDLQI score 5.1 vs 2.1, P
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Ramien, M. L., Ondrejchak, S., Gendron, R., Hatami, A., McCuaig, C. C., Powell, J., & Marcoux, D. (2014). Quality of life in pediatric patients before and after cosmetic camouflage of visible skin conditions. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 71(5), 935–940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2014.07.029
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