The Measure of a Scar: Patient Perceptions and Scar Optimization after Skin Cancer Reconstruction
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Abstract
In facial reconstruction after skin cancer resection, management and optimization of postoperative scar is a complex paradigm. Every scar is unique and presents a different challenge-whether due to anatomic, aesthetic, or patient-specific factors. This necessitates a comprehensive evaluation and an understanding of the tools at hand to improve its appearance. How a scar looks is meaningful to patients, and the facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon is tasked with its optimization. Clear documentation of a scar is critical to assess and determine optimal care. Scar scales such as the Vancouver Scar Scale, the Manchester Scar Scale, the Patient and Observer Assessment Scale, the Scar Cosmesis Assessment and Rating "SCAR" Scale, and FACE-Q, among others, are reviewed here in the context of evaluating postoperative or traumatic scar. Measurement tools objectively describe a scar and may also incorporate the patient's assessment of their own scar. In addition to physical exam, these scales quantify scars that are symptomatic or visually unpleasant and would be best served by adjuvant treatment. The current literature regarding the role of postoperative laser treatment is also reviewed. While lasers are an excellent tool to assist in blending of scar and decreasing pigmentation, studies have failed to evaluate laser in a consistent, standardized way that allows for quantifiable and predictable improvement. Regardless, patients may derive benefit from laser treatment given the finding of subjective improvement in their own perception of scar, even when there is not a significant change to the clinician's eye. This article also discusses recent eye fixation studies which demonstrate the importance of careful repair of large and central defects of the face, and that patients value the quality of the reconstruction.
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