RESUMEN
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The objective of assessing "quality of life" is to take better consideration of the patients' perception of their own state of health by developing specific measurement tools. Paradoxically, there is no questionnaire evaluating the impact of such treatment on women's quality of life. There was, therefore, a need for the creation of the CosmeceutiQoL. METHOD: The questionnaire was developed using methodology in accordance with international standards in terms of quality of life. RESULTS: The score of the CosmeceutiQoL was correlated to age. The more sensitive the skin is, the lower is the quality of life. For women who declared that their facial skin had started to sag, the quality of life was significantly lower. Deterioration of quality of life was also significantly observed in women who declared that they had age spots on the skin of their face and in women who said that their facial skin was dehydrated. We observed an altered CosmeceutiQoL score in women who declared that they had wrinkles, sagging skin or dark or brown spot. DISCUSSION: The CosmeceutiQoL scale which is essentially based on the women's point of view, is a valid, pertinent, and well accepted tool enabling the assessment of quality of life perceived through the skin. The more CosmeceutiQoL is altered, the more intense the signs of aging on the face, wrinkles, skin sagging, or dark or brown spots are observed, irrespective of the age.