Abstract

Objectives: The objective of oncological aesthetic medicine is to prevent, improve and treat totally or partially the unsightly aspects of the cancer patient to benefit their quality of life, providing treatments aimed at preventing and minimizing the side effects of antineoplastic or surgical treatments of the cancer patients. Introduction: Cancer is an increasingly common disease. According to WHO data, the number of cases of this pathology grows every year. Materials / method: A systematic search of the subject was carried out in bibliographic reviews of medical journals, articles specialized in oncology and bibliographic references of textbooks PubMed, Medline, Scielo, JCAD, RESEARCHGATE, Sciencedirect, in accordance with the PRISMA statement. All searches were performed between January 2018 and April 2024. Results: The results obtained in this research showed us the efficacy of medical-aesthetic support in oncology to significantly reduce the anguish and concern of the patient in the face of this disease, improving their recovery; This effect goes beyond improving physical appearance but also these aesthetic treatments favor the patient to maintain a positive state of mind and feel better about himself despite going through a disease as catastrophic. as cancer. Conclusion: I recognize that the aesthetic medicine approach in cancer patients is vital to help improve their recovery process, since cancer therapies cause undesirable side effects on the skin that directly affect patients' self-esteem; For this reason, aesthetic treatments are an indispensable tool that allows us to offer comprehensive care for the aesthetic treatment of the skin supported by complementary therapies for the management of this disease.