Open AccessUse of the Derriford Appearance Scale 59 to assess patient-reported outcomes in secondary cleft surgery
Author(s) -
Sophie Ricketts,
Eran Regev,
Oleh Antonyshyn,
Alex Kiss,
Jeffrey A. Fialkov
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2292-5511
pISSN - 2292-5503
DOI - 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000956
Subject(s) - medicine , rhinoplasty , quality of life (healthcare) , patient reported outcome , population , surgery , physical therapy , nose , nursing , environmental health
Secondary rhinoplasty, one of the final procedures in addressing the stigma of the cleft lip and palate (CLP), has both functional and aesthetic objectives. The way in which physicians evaluate outcomes in surgery concerning aesthetics is changing. Well-designed patient-reported outcome measures to assess health-related quality of life improvements attributable to surgery are increasingly being used. The Derriford Appearance Scale 59 (DAS-59) is currently the only available validated patient-reported outcome measure that assesses concern about physical appearance.