Scars and Wound Healing

Scars

Insights into Patient and Clinician Concerns about Scar Appearance: Semiquantitative Structured Surveys

Young VL, Hutchison J (BodyAesthetic Res Ctr, St Louis, MO; Renovo Ltd, Manchester, UK) Plast Reconstr Surg 124:256-265, 2009^§

G.C. Gurtner, MD

Evidence Ranking

• A

Expert Rating

• 3

Abstract

Background

Few data are available regarding the psychological impact of scars arising from routine elective/aesthetic surgical procedures. To gain insight into both patients’ and clinicians’ concerns, the authors have undertaken structured semiquantitative surveys of (1) patients who had recently undergone a routine surgical procedure and (2) a cohort of plastic and aesthetic dermatological surgeons.