Eyebrow threading: A boon or a bane

Eyebrow threading is a practice of shaping the eyebrows. Many dermatological complications have been briefly mentioned in various publications. There are scant data regarding the appearance of molluscum in the line of eyebrows after a session of threading. We report a series of eight patients both m...

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Main Authors: Sanjeev Gupta (Author), Mridu Chaudhry (Author), Aneet Mahendra (Author), Sarabjit Kaur (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Eyebrow threading is a practice of shaping the eyebrows. Many dermatological complications have been briefly mentioned in various publications. There are scant data regarding the appearance of molluscum in the line of eyebrows after a session of threading. We report a series of eight patients both males (3) and females (5) who had lesions of molluscum in the eyebrow region after threading. The earlier reported cases are only among the females. The present study is highlighting the appearance of molluscum in the region of eyebrow after a session of threading from beauty salon. So, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind describing same pathology in males. The rational of reporting this case series is to create awareness among the dermatologists as well as in general population about potential hazards of threading.
Item Description:0019-5154
1998-3611
10.4103/0019-5154.91835