Open AccessCosmetic outcomes following head and neck melanoma reconstruction: The patient's perspective
Author(s) -
Donald W. Buck,
Vinay Rawlani,
Jeffrey D. Wayne,
Gregory A. Dumanian,
Thomas A. Mustoe,
Neil A. Fine,
Robert Galiano,
John Y.S. Kim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1507
pISSN - 1195-2199
DOI - 10.1177/229255031202000108
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , perspective (graphical) , surgery , melanoma , radiology , general surgery , dermatology , artificial intelligence , cancer research , computer science
While studies have compared aesthetic outcomes following wide local excision of head and neck melanoma, none have evaluated this important outcome from the patient's perspective. Indeed, one could argue that the psychosocial impact of head and neck melanoma excision and reconstruction is more accurately assessed by deriving patient-based as opposed to surgeon-based outcome measures.