ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2018
Patient-reported Outcomes in Facial Reconstruction: Assessment of FACE-Q Scales and Predictors of Satisfaction.
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- Pilot Study: Facial Trauma Reconstruction Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of four FACE-Q Aesthetics scales in patients planning and undergoing minimally invasive facial cosmetic procedures.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) in Bony Facial Trauma Patients.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Rhinoplasty and the 'Big Five' Model: The Impact of Patients' Personality Traits on Post-surgical Satisfaction Outcomes.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Pressure Masks for Facial Scar Treatment after Oncological Reconstruction: Long-Term Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Life.Facial plastic surgery : FPS · 2024Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a Facial Reconstruction Case Series Following the Implementation of an Integrated Craniofacial Multidisciplinary Team Clinic, Three-Dimensional Photography, and Computer Modeling.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Article
- Contemporary reconstruction after complex facial trauma.Burns & trauma · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a paucity of patient-reported outcome measures for facial trauma reconstruction. To measure satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), following repair of traumatic facial fractures, we used the FACE-Q, a set of patient-reported outcome instruments designed for aesthetic facial surgery. As a step toward validating the scales for facial trauma, we evaluated their reliability.
methodsThis is a prospective study of patients following primary repair of traumatic facial fractures at a level 1 trauma center from 2016 to 2018. Six FACE-Q scales with relevance to the facial trauma population were completed by patients at their 1-month postoperative visits. Predictors of satisfaction were examined using multiple linear regression models. Reliability of the scales in this population was evaluated using psychometric methods.
resultsOne hundred eighty-five participants fulfilled inclusion criteria. Mean scores for the 6 scales ranged from 59 (SD = 15) for Recovery-Early Life Impact to 94 (SD = 13) for
conclusionsFollowing repair of facial fractures, patient-reported outcomes can be reliably measured using FACE-Q scales. On average, patients report poor health-related quality of life in the early postoperative period. Predictors of low satisfaction and/or poor HRQOL include current smoking habit, mandibulomaxillary fixation, and Le Fort fractures.
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