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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776076
Quantifying Treatment - Outcome in Maxillo-Facial Injuries
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Summary
Statements regarding outcome in Plastic Surgery are often subjective and lack reproducibility, mainly because of lack of quantification of aesthetic issues. A method is being presented using maxillo-facial injuries as a prototype, to resolve virtually any plastic surgical problem into 3 basic components – Function, Aesthetics and Psycho-social. Unfavourable results are graded according to a strictly defined protocol. Aesthetic evaluation is performed by the patient and relatives/friends in a manner designed to reduce subjectivity and physician-induced bias.
The system provides a comprehensive patient-satisfaction index which has been found useful for everyday post-surgical assessment and computer-based data-recording. It allows us to quantify results, pin point shortcomings and foster a desirable doctor-patient relationship.
With the use of such a system it should be possible to document, compare and even predict treatment-outcomes with a degree of precision not previously achieved.
Publication History
Article published online:
05 October 2023
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