Evaluation of Geriatric Patients Admitted to the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic for Treatment of Facial Dermatosis: A Retrospective Study

Purpose: Skin is the human body’s largest organ, and it has essential social, sexual, psychological roles. Especially effect of this fact on visible body parts such as face obvious. The elderly population increasing all over world, medical treatment for these senior citizens’ dermatological complaints more frequent in Turkey elsewhere. aim study to report age group, gender distribution diseases geriatric admitted our dermatology outpatient clinic, which a tertiary referral center any facial skin complaint. Methods: This retrospective included 302 patients aged 65 with complaints. age, disease frequency, localization were examined. SPSS package program was used data analysis. Results: There significant difference between diagnoses groups participants terms groups. most common dermatoses examined basal cell carcinoma (BCC), actinic keratosis (AK), seborrheic (SK), rosacea, urticaria, benign appendage tumors. Conclusion: As recognition becoming increasingly important. Facial are especially concern because how they affect appearance expression persons group.