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. 2022 Jun 28;46(6):2769–2780. doi: 10.1007/s00266-022-02974-9

Table 3:

FACE-Q Aesthetic scales, number of times employed and papers in which they were used

FACE-Q scale Total References
Appearance appraisal scales
Satisfaction with facial appearance overall 32 [740]
Satisfaction with skin 6 [22, 28, 36, 4143]
Satisfaction with nose 11 [30, 32, 33, 38, 4450]
Satisfaction with nostrils 7 [30, 37, 4446, 48, 50]
Satisfaction with lips 5 [20, 36, 38, 5155]
Satisfaction with forehead and eyebrows 0
Satisfaction with eyes 3 [5658]
Satisfaction with eyelashes 0
Satisfaction with lower face and jawline 15 [1015, 18, 2022, 36, 37, 37, 55, 59, 60]
Satisfaction with chin 8 [13, 13, 15, 18, 31, 40, 59, 61]
Satisfaction with cheekbones 1 [15]
Satisfaction with cheeks 13 [915, 18, 28, 29, 36, 38, 60, 62]
Appraisal of lines–overall 4 [18, 22, 24, 63]
Appraisal of lines–between eyebrows 1 [64]
Appraisal of lines–forehead 1 [13]
Appraisal of lines–crow’s feet 0
Appraisal of lines–lips 3 [18, 53, 54]
Appraisal of lines–marionette 1 [18]
Appraisal of lines–nasolabial folds 11 [9, 10, 1215, 18, 60, 6568]
Appraisal of upper eyelids 0
Appraisal of lower eyelids 0
Appraisal of area under chin 6 [10, 11, 14, 40, 60, 69]
Appraisal of neck 6 [1012, 14, 18, 60]
Total appearance appraisal scales 116
Quality of life scales
Psychological function 30 [914, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 2631, 33, 37, 38, 40, 55, 5863, 70, 71]
Social function 26 [914, 16, 17, 20, 22, 27, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 48, 50, 55, 58, 6062, 7072]
Age appraisal 13 [911, 14, 1618, 2629, 35, 73]
Age appraisal VAS 12 [1012, 14, 17, 23, 26, 27, 29, 35, 62, 64]
Expectations 2 [30, 64]
Appearance-related distress 5 [30, 33, 58, 74, 75]
Recovery-early life impact 15 [8, 9, 1114, 38, 5154, 60, 61, 69, 73]
Satisfaction with outcome 19 [9, 1114, 16, 28, 29, 33, 38, 52, 6062, 64, 72, 7678]
Satisfaction with decision 15 [9, 1116, 29, 38, 56, 60, 61, 64, 70, 72]
Satisfaction with surgeon 1 [61]
Satisfaction with information 0
Satisfaction with medical team 1 [61]
Satisfaction with office staff 0
Total quality of life scales 117
Adverse effects checklists
Recovery–early symptoms 8 [13, 29, 52, 61, 62, 66, 69, 73]
Skin 3 [13, 29, 36]
Forehead, scalp, and eyebrows 0
Eyes 0
Nose 0
Cheeks, lower face and neck 4 [13, 37, 61, 79]
Lips 0
Total adverse effects checklists 15
Total (ALL) 243