Table 4.

Body image questionnaire for upper midline incision in the living donors.

	Good scarring	Bad scarring
Question	n = 34	n = 58	P
Body image (5)
1. Are you less satisfied with your body since the operation?	3.44 ± 0.96	2.97 ± 1.15	.037
2. Do you think the operation has damaged your body?	2.74 ± 1.02	2.64 ± 1.12	.679
3. Do you feel less attractive as a result of your operation?	3.71 ± 0.72	3.33 ± 1.03	.042
4. Do you feel less feminine/masculine as a result of your operation?	3.62 ± 0.85	3.36 ± 0.97	.191
5. Is it difficult to look at yourself naked?	3.62 ± 0.85	3.52 ± 0.92	.606
Total	17.12 ± 3.21	15.66 ± 3.98	.057
Cosmetic (3)
6. On a scale from 1 to 7, how satisfied are you with your scar?	5.47 ± 1.46	4.44 ± 1.27	<.001
7. On a scale from 1 to 7, how would you describe your scar?	5.50 ± 1.52	4.22 ± 1.39	<.001
8. Could you score your own scar on a scale from 1 to 10?	7.91 ± 2.09	5.86 ± 2.01	<.001
Total	18.88 ± 4.89	14.48 ± 4.48	<.001
Self-confidence (2)
9. How confident were you before your operation?	8.12 ± 1.47	7.72 ± 1.63	.250
10. How confident were you after your operation?	7.59 ± 1.74	6.66 ± 1.73	.015
Total	15.71 ± 3.04	14.38 ± 3.07	.048