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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2017 Sep 1;19(5):379–385. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2017.0007

Table 1.

Demographics and Confocal microscopy results

Subject Primary vs. Revision Rhytidectomy Age/Sex Smoker Number of ENF (mm) SNP Sebaceous Glands SP CGRP VIP Mast Cell Degranulation Capillaries
1 Primary 66 F No 67.0 0 0 14 15 4 0 Normal
2 Primary 47 F Yes 14.2 −1 −1 1 9 1 −1 Complex
3 Primary 56 F No 50.8 0 0 7 1 0 0 Normal
4 Primary 42 F No 99.2 0 0 4 15 0 0 Normal
5 Primary 53 F No 40.6 0 0 1 8 0 0 Normal
6 Revision 64 F No 13.8 −1 −2 0 3 1 −4 Irregular
7 Revision 65 F No 17.0 −1 0 0 0 2 −3 Irregular
8 Revision 64 F No 25.0 0 0 0 7 17 −1 Complex

F – female, ENF, epidermal nerve fiber, SNP – subepidermal neural plexus, SP – substance P, CGRP – calcitonin gene-related peptide, VIP – vasoactive intestinal peptide

Grading System (ENF, Sebaceous Glands): 0 (normal), −1 (mild loss), −2 (moderate loss), −3 (severe loss), −4 (no nerve), +1 (hyper)

Grading System (SNP): 0 (normal), −1 (mild thinning), −2 (moderate thinning), −3 (sparse), −4 (no nerve)

Grading System (Mast Cell Degranulation): 0 (none), −1 (minimal or <10%), −2 (moderate or <50%), −3 (diffuse or <75%)