• J Travel Med · Jul 2014

    Review

    The practice of skin-bleaching for a cosmetic purpose in immigrant communities.

    • Antoine Mahé.
    • Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Pasteur, Colmar, France.
    • J Travel Med. 2014 Jul 1; 21 (4): 282-7.

    BackgroundUsing skin-lightening compounds for a cosmetic purpose that are normally restricted to medical use or forbidden has become a world-wide practice. Complications are numerous. Immigrant communities often import their practice from their original country.MethodsA review of the literature on the subject of complications of cosmetic skin-bleaching, with special focus on data concerning immigrants originating from highly endemic countries, was conducted.ResultsComplications of cosmetic skin-bleaching are common, involving mainly the skin although some general complications are also reported with a growing incidence.ConclusionThe high frequency of this practice, added to the frequency of various complications, suggests it might be considered as a genuine public health problem currently.© 2014 International Society of Travel Medicine.

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