Ganary Dabiri1, Jeffrey Tiger2, Heidi Anderson3, Satori Iwamoto4. 1. Roger Williams Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island; 2. Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts; 3. South Coast Dermatology, Weymouth, Massachusetts; 4. Boston University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Optimizing patient satisfaction and scar outcomes is important for the practicing Mohs surgeon. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether showing or not showing patients their post-Mohs defect prior to repair influences scar satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifty patients with a nonmelanoma skin cancer on their head or neck requiring Mohs micrographic surgery were randomized to either see or not see their post-Mohs defect in the mirror prior to repair. Patients evaluated their scar at Week 1 and Week 4 using the patient scar assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the primary (scar satisfaction) or secondary outcomes (wound care compliance and complication rates) between the two groups. CONCLUSION: There is no difference in patient scar satisfaction whether patients see or do not see their post-Mohs defect prior to repair.
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BACKGROUND: Optimizing patient satisfaction and scar outcomes is important for the practicing Mohs surgeon. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether showing or not showing patients their post-Mohs defect prior to repair influences scar satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty patients with a nonmelanoma skin cancer on their head or neck requiring Mohs micrographic surgery were randomized to either see or not see their post-Mohs defect in the mirror prior to repair. Patients evaluated their scar at Week 1 and Week 4 using the patient scar assessment questionnaire. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the primary (scar satisfaction) or secondary outcomes (wound care compliance and complication rates) between the two groups. CONCLUSION: There is no difference in patient scar satisfaction whether patients see or do not see their post-Mohs defect prior to repair.
Authors: Sharon Gohari; Charles Gambla; Mary Healey; Gail Spaulding; Kenneth B Gordon; James Swan; Brian Cook; Dennis P West; Jean-Christophe Lapiere Journal: Dermatol Surg Date: 2002-12 Impact factor: 3.398