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Table 1.

Available Questionnaires for Outcomes Assessment in Plastic Surgery

Name	Purpose	Component Scales/Items	Developed by
Breast
BREAST-Q^1,23	To assess impact and effectiveness of breast surgery	3 modules-augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction. 6 scales: Psychosocial well-being, physical, and sexual well-being, satisfaction with breasts, satisfaction with outcome, and satisfaction with care	Pusic et al.
Breast Evaluation Questionnaire (BEQ)^28,29	To assess patient satisfaction with breast attributes and quality of life outcome after breast surgery	55 items-Degree of comfort with size, appearance of the breasts, and satisfaction level achieved	Anderson et al.
Outcomes of Plastic Surgery (OPS)-hand/arm questionnaire⁴	To assess outcomes of plastic surgery of hand and arm	Symptoms, limitation of daily activities, psychological functioning/cosmetic appearance, and patient satisfaction
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire C30¹	Breast module (Br 23) items assess disease symptoms, side effects of treatment, body image, sexual functioning, and future perspectives	9 scales: 5 functional, 3 symptom and one global health-related quality-of-life scale Used to assess cancer patients
Face
FACE-Q³⁰	To assess impact and effectiveness of facial aesthetic procedures	4 scales: Satisfaction with facial appearance, health related quality of life, negative sequelae, and satisfaction with process of care	Klassan et al.
Facial Injectables, Longevity, Late and Early Reactions and Satisfaction Questionnaire (FILLERS-Q)³¹	Physical and social experiences after treatment with injectable facial soft tissue fillers.	43 items: Patient demographics (4), Patient satisfaction with treatment (10), Procedure related events (3 to 7), impact on relationships (9–15), and economic considerations (3–7)	Sclafani et al.
Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale¹⁷	Measures Facial impairment and disability	!5 items, 6 domains: facial movement, facial comfort, oral function, eye comfort, lacrimal control, and social function Used to assess patients with facial paralysis	Baylor college of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Facial Disability index¹⁷	Measures disability and social and emotional well-being of facial paralysis patients	10 items, 2 domains-social/wellbeing function and physical function
Facial Lines Treatment Satisfaction¹⁵	To assess patient satisfaction with facial line treatment	14 items measuring facial line appearance, procedure satisfaction and patient confidence	Allergan
Facial Lines Outcome Questionnaire¹⁵	to measure hyperfunctional facial lines of the upper face	7 items	Allergan
Derriford Appearance scale (DAS)^1,24	Physical and psychosocial aspects of facial and bodily appearance	6 measures of psychological distress and dysfunction and one measure of physical distress and dysfunction
Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation (ROE)^15,27	Used to assess patients after rhinoplasty surgery	6 items. 3 domains: Appearance, functional outcome and social acceptance	Alsaraff
Blepharoplasty Outcomes Evaluation (BOE)^15,27	Used to assess patients after blepharoplasty surgery	3 domains: Appearance, functional outcome and social acceptance	Alsaraff
Facelift Outcomes Evaluation (FOE)^15,27	Used to assess patients after facelift surgery	3 domains: Appearance, functional outcome and social acceptance	Alsaraff
Skin Rejuvenation outcomes Evaluation (SROE)^15,27	Used to assess patients after skin resurfacing surgery	3 domains: Appearance, functional outcome and social acceptance	Alsaraff
Louisville Instrument For Transplantation (LIFT)³² Cunningham	Used to assess patients after composite tissue allo-transplantation surgery	Quality of life improvement, aesthetic and functional outcomes	Cunningham et al.
Glassgow Benefit Inventory(GBI)^15,33	Measures general perception of well-being, social and physical well-being	18 items, General benefit scale, social support scale and physical health status scale Used to assess patients after head and neck surgery, especially functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty
Aesthetic Surgery
Multidimensional Body-States Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ)^11,34	To assess body image	Has psychological, body image and general questions 10 subscales to assess individuals satisfaction with five dimensions of body image
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ)²⁵	To assess body dysmorphic disorder	4 sets of questions	Phillips et al.
Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire-DCQ²⁵	Used to assess patients with concern on physical appearance	7 questions	Oosthuizen et al.