Table 3.
Postoperative Median FACE-Q Skin Cancer Scores (IQR) by Surgical Characteristics.
| Variable | Satisfaction Facial Appearance | N | p value | Appraisal of Scar | N | p value | Cancer Worry | N | p value | Appearance-related Psychosocial Distress | N | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery characteristics | ||||||||||||
| Type of reconstruction | 0.535 | 0.182 | 0.300 | 0.447 | ||||||||
| Primary closure | 100.0 (77.0-100.0) | 7 | 100.0 (74.5-100.0) | 7 | 29.0 (10.5-48.5) | 7 | 19.0 (19.0-19.0) | 7 | ||||
| Skin graft | 64.0 (61.0-93.5) | 11 | 95.5 (79.5-100.0) | 12 | 23.0 (8.5-37.5) | 12 | 19.0 (19.0-25.5) | 12 | ||||
| Local flap | 76.0 (57.0-100.0) | 28 | 69.5 (59.0-100.0) | 28 | 39.0 (23.0-53.0) | 28 | 19.0 (19.0-40.0) | 28 | ||||
| Regional flap | 67.0 (55.0-100.0) | 49 | 91.0 (65.0-100.0) | 49 | 33.0 (0.0-44.0) | 49 | 19.0 (19.0-35.0) | 49 | ||||
| Reoperations | 0.799 | 0.545 | 0.742 | 0.471 | ||||||||
| None | 74.0 (61.0-100.0) | 49 | 87.5 (65.0-100.0) | 50 | 33.0 (17.0-47.0) | 50 | 19.0 (19.0-35.0) | 50 | ||||
| One or more | 72.5 (55.0-100.0) | 46 | 91.0 (62.0-100.0) | 46 | 36.0 (0.0-44.0) | 46 | 19.0 (19.0-32.0) | 46 | ||||
| Complication | 0.136 | 0.874 | 0.617 | 0.152 | ||||||||
| No | 74.0 (61.0-100.0) | 80 | 91.0 (65.0-100.0) | 81 | 33.0 (6.0-44.0) | 81 | 19.0 (19.0-32.0) | 81 | ||||
| Yes | 61.0 (55.0-84.5) | 15 | 100.0 (54.5-100.0) | 15 | 39.0 (0.0-54.0) | 15 | 23.0 (19.0-49.0) | 15 | ||||
| Follow-up | 0.400 | 0.640 | 0.634 | 0.150 | ||||||||
| ≤ 11 years | 69.0 (58.0-100.0) | 58 | 84.0 (62.0-100.0) | 59 | 36.0 (03.0-50.0) | 59 | 19.0 (19.0-30.0) | 59 | ||||
| > 11 years | 82.0 (61.0-100.0) | 37 | 91.0 (65.0-100.0) | 37 | 33.0 (0.0-44.0) | 37 | 19.0 (19.0-35.0) | 37 | ||||