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Comparative Study
. 2023 Jun;29(6):e13344.
doi: 10.1111/srt.13344.

Analysis of facial vascular pattern characteristics in the Korean population

Tae-Eun Kim  1 , Ye Eun Lee  2 , Young-Min Han  1 , Ji Hwoon Baek  2 , Min Ji Ko  2 , Hye-Jin Ahn  1 , Min Kyung Shin  1
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Comparative Study

Analysis of facial vascular pattern characteristics in the Korean population

Tae-Eun Kim et al. Skin Res Technol. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Facial erythema is a common problem among patients visiting dermatologists. However, data on the clinical characteristics of facial erythema in healthy people are lacking. We aimed to compare and analyze the severity and pattern of facial vascularity in healthy subjects based on their age and gender.

Materials and methods: This study included 198 Korean volunteers (126 females and 72 males) with Fitzpatrick skin types II, III, or IV. Fourteen different anatomical areas on the face were divided into facial erythema units. Each unit was scored from one (least erythematous) to five (most erythematous) according to the observed level of erythema on the red images implemented as hemoglobin content. We also evaluated the presence of facial telangiectatic macules.

Results: On average, the perinasal, nasal, and cheek units were the most hypervascular regions. In contrast, the degree of facial erythema was lowest in the labial (perioral), neck, and temporal regions. The average value of erythema was higher in males than in females. Additionally, the severity of erythema tended to increase with age. In both males and females, the number of telangiectatic macules increased with age.

Conclusions: We analyzed the clinical characteristics of erythema in healthy subjects with Fitzpatrick skin types II, III, or IV in the Korean population. This study is expected to be used to identify the neurovascular pathogenesis of the most common regions of facial dermatosis in the future.

Keywords: aging skin; facial erythema; telangiectatic macule; vascularity.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Facial erythema units across the face and neck regions.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Severity of erythema index. 1 = least erythematous, 5 = most erythematous.
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FIGURE 3
The average severity of erythema in males and females.
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FIGURE 4
Facial vascular pattern representing each age and gender.
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 5
An image of erythematous macules related to acne in the 20s (A) and an image of telangiectatic macules in the 60s (B).
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