Table 2.
Preoperative and Postoperative POSAS Assessment.
| Etiology | Survival rate at 12 MO (%) | Preoperative. POSAS | Postoperative POSAS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | Observer | Total | Patient | Observer | Total | ||
| Forehead implant insertion (n=2) | 87.50 | 11.50 | 10.00 | 21.50 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 8.50 |
| Endotine lift (n=2) | 85.00 | 12.50 | 9.50 | 22.00 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 8.00 |
| Previous hair transplantation scalp strip harvesting site (n=5) | 83.00 | 11.60 | 8.80 | 20.40 | 6.40 | 4.80 | 11.20 |
| Forehead reduction (n=1) | 80.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 10.00 |
| Fat graft (n=1) | 75.00 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 38.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 15.00 |
| Nevus excision (n=1) | 75.00 | 16.00 | 14.00 | 30.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 15.00 |
| Neurosurgery (n=3) | 73.33 | 16.67 | 14.00 | 30.67 | 8.67 | 6.33 | 15.00 |
| Average ± SD | 80.67 ± 5.94 | 13.47 ± 3.48 | 11.00 ± 3.46 | 24.47 ± 6.61 | 6.60 ± 1.92 | 5.00 ± 1.77 | 11.60 ± 3.54 |
POSAS, The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale; MO, months; SD, standard deviation.