Purpose: Skin is the human body's largest organ, and it has essential social, sexual, and psychological roles. Especially the effect of this fact on visible body parts such as face is more prominent. The elderly population is increasing all over the world, and medical treatment for these senior citizens' dermatological complaints is more frequent in Turkey as elsewhere. The aim of this study is to report the age group, gender distribution and dermatological diseases of the geriatric population admitted to our dermatology outpatient clinic, which is a tertiary referral center for any facial skin complaint.Methods: This retrospective study included 302 patients aged 65 and over with facial skin complaints. The age, disease frequency, gender and localization distribution of the patients were examined. SPSS package program was used for data analysis.Results: There was a significant difference between the diagnoses groups of the participants in terms of gender and age groups. The most common facial dermatoses in this population examined were basal cell carcinoma (BCC), actinic keratosis (AK), seborrheic keratosis (SK), rosacea, urticaria, and benign skin and skin appendage tumors. Conclusion:As the geriatric population is increasing all over the world, recognition of skin diseases is becoming increasingly important. Facial dermatoses are especially a concern because of how they affect the appearance and expression of persons in this age group.
Purpose: Awareness of the harmful effects of the sun, follow up of nevi, and the knowledge of solar protection are important for the prevention and early diagnosis of skin cancers. Our aim is to evaluate the knowledge of university students and their parents about the harmful effects of the sun, and associated skin cancers.Methods: 653 university students and 615 parents participated in our cross-sectional study. The survey was delivered via the SurveyMonkey application link and demographic data was recorded. Fitzpatrick skin types, natural hair and eye colors, and personal, and family skin cancer history were questioned. Information on the harmful effects of the sun, nevus examination, self-skin examination, symptoms of skin cancers, and facilitating factors were questioned.Results: 1004 of the participants were women, 264 were men. Fitzpatrick II skin type and brown eyes were the most common in both groups. The nevi follow-up and self-examination habits did not differ statistically between the groups. Nevi follow-up was regarded as essential and requiring a dermatologist. Participants believed that the most common skin cancer was malignant melanoma. Conclusion:It is important to raise awareness about skin cancers, to follow up nevi and to introduce the habit of selfexamination into society in general.
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