Indications for Skin Camouflage

Vascular lesions

• Telangiectasias
  Telangiectasias are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin; usually they measure only a few millimeters. They can develop anywhere on the body but commonly on the face around the nose, cheeks, and chin. They can also develop on the legs, specifically on the upper thigh, below the knee joint, and around the ankles.
  
  

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• Rosacea
  Rosacea is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect over 45 million people worldwide. It affects white-skinned people of mostly north-western European descent, and has been nicknamed the 'curse of the Celts' by some in Britain and Ireland.
  
  

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• Varicose veins
  Varicose veins are the largest ropey veins seen in the legs and spider veins are the smaller, often red or blue colored, veins. Varicose and spider veins occur when the vein is not functioning correctly to help bring blood back up towards the heart.
  
  

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Pigmentary disorders

• Vitiligo
  Vitiligo, also called "leukoderma", is a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment from areas of the skin resulting in irregular white spots or patches, even though the skin has normal texture. Vitiligo may appear at any age. Although it is a progressive condition, many people experience years or decades without developing new spots.
  
  

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• Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
  Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation is a discolouration that is left on the skin after an underlying skin disease has healed. These underlying conditions include skin infections, allergic reactions, mechanical injuries, reactions to medications, phototoxic eruptions, trauma (e.g. burns)...
  
  

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• Postinflammatory hypopigmentation
  Postinflammatory hypopigmentation is a loss of skin color after your skin heals from an injury. The pigment-producing cells (melanocytes) are damaged or destroyed in the healing process.
  
  
• Melasma
  Melasma (also known as chloasma) is a skin condition in which brown patches occur primarily on the cheekbones, forehead and upper lip. It also may develop on the nose chin, lower cheeks and sides of the neck. The dark patches usually have distinct edges.
  
  

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• Lentigines
  A lentigo (plural lentigines) is a small, pigmented flat or slightly raised spot with a clearly defined edge that is surrounded by normal-appearing skin. Lentigo or lentigines may evolve slowly over years, or they may appear suddenly. They may occur anywhere on the body and vary in colour from tan-brown to black.
  
  
• Solar lentigo (age spots or liver spots)
  Commonly known as age spots or liver spots. Benign sun-induced lesion that occurs in sun-exposed areas, e.g. face, arms, hands. Not associated with any medical conditions.
  
  

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• Nevi (birthmarks and moles)
  Nevus (plural nevi) is the medical term for sharply-circumscribed and chronic lesions of the skin. These lesions are commonly named birthmarks and moles.
  
  

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• Café au lait spots
  Café au lait spots (CAL) are pigmented birthmarks. The name café au lait is French for "coffee with milk" and refers to their light-brown color.
  
  

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• Dark circles of the eyes
  Dark circles of the eyes are due to lack of sleep, iron or other vitamin deficiencies, sickness (sinus infections in particular), hyperpigmentation, excessive vascularization (due to medications such as Retin A), visible blood vessels due to fast loss, thin, aging skin or hereditary thinness or superficial vessels and fat loss in general which causes a sunken look.
  
  
• Tattoos
  Tattoo removal problems are one reason to consider corrective makeup. Despite advances in laser technology, removing a tattoo is a painstaking process, usually involving several treatments and considerable expense. Complete removal without scarring may be impossible. Although allergic reactions to tattoo pigments are rare, when they happen they may be particularly troublesome because the pigments can be hard to remove.
  
  

Scars

• Atrophic
• Hypertrophic
• Stretch marks
• Burn scars

Chronic skin diseases

• Acne
• Scleroderma
• Lupus erythematosus

Transient disorders

• postsurgical
• Laser
• Dermabrasion
• Chemical peels
• Surgical procedures (rhytidectomy, rhinoplasty, etc.)