TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient-Reported Nasal Function and Appearance After Interpolation Flap Repair Following Skin Cancer Resection
T2 - A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study
AU - Veerabagu, Surya A.
AU - Perz, Allison M.
AU - Lukowiak, Tess M.
AU - Lee, Michael P.
AU - Neal, Donald
AU - Aizman, Leora
AU - Miller, Christopher J.
AU - Golda, Nicholas
AU - Albertini, John G.
AU - Chen, David
AU - Bar, Anna
AU - Leitenberger, Justin
AU - Maher, Ian A.
AU - Sobanko, Joseph F.
AU - Hollmig, Tyler
AU - Aasi, Sumaira
AU - Sutton, Adam
AU - Higgins, H. William
AU - Shin, Thuzar M.
AU - Weinberger, Christine
AU - Mattox, Adam
AU - Wysong, Ashley
AU - Nugent, Shannon T.
AU - Etzkorn, Jeremy R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc.
PY - 2023/4/1
Y1 - 2023/4/1
N2 - Objective: Among patients undergoing two-stage interpolated flap repair of nasal defects, nasal function, and appearance before surgery and at 16 weeks after flap takedown were compared using the Nasal Appearance and Function Evaluation Questionnaire (NAFEQ). Design: Multicenter prospective cohort study. Methods: Adult patients with a nasal skin cancer anticipated to require two-stage interpolation flap repair completed the NAFEQ before surgery, at 1 week after flap placement, 4 weeks after flap takedown, and 16 weeks after flap takedown. Results: One hundred sixty-nine patients were enrolled, with 138 patients completing both presurgical and 16-week post-takedown NAFEQs. Overall NAFEQ score increased by 1.09 points (1.91% improvement, confidence interval [95% CI -0.34 to 2.53]). NAFEQ functional subscale increased by 0.72 points (2.58% increase; 95% CI [0.10-1.35]) and appearance subscale increased by 0.37 points (1.28% improvement, 95% CI [-0.65 to 1.39]). Conclusion: At 16 weeks after flap takedown, patients' perceptions of their nasal function and appearance are similar to or slightly improved when compared with their presurgical assessments.
AB - Objective: Among patients undergoing two-stage interpolated flap repair of nasal defects, nasal function, and appearance before surgery and at 16 weeks after flap takedown were compared using the Nasal Appearance and Function Evaluation Questionnaire (NAFEQ). Design: Multicenter prospective cohort study. Methods: Adult patients with a nasal skin cancer anticipated to require two-stage interpolation flap repair completed the NAFEQ before surgery, at 1 week after flap placement, 4 weeks after flap takedown, and 16 weeks after flap takedown. Results: One hundred sixty-nine patients were enrolled, with 138 patients completing both presurgical and 16-week post-takedown NAFEQs. Overall NAFEQ score increased by 1.09 points (1.91% improvement, confidence interval [95% CI -0.34 to 2.53]). NAFEQ functional subscale increased by 0.72 points (2.58% increase; 95% CI [0.10-1.35]) and appearance subscale increased by 0.37 points (1.28% improvement, 95% CI [-0.65 to 1.39]). Conclusion: At 16 weeks after flap takedown, patients' perceptions of their nasal function and appearance are similar to or slightly improved when compared with their presurgical assessments.
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U2 - 10.1089/fpsam.2021.0271
DO - 10.1089/fpsam.2021.0271
M3 - Article
C2 - 35950993
AN - SCOPUS:85150000509
SN - 2689-3614
VL - 25
SP - 113
EP - 118
JO - Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine
JF - Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine
IS - 2
ER -