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The Derriford Appearance Scale (DAS-59).
1. Br J Plast Surg. 2001 Oct;54(7):647-8. The Derriford Appearance Scale (DAS-59).
Klassen A, Newton J, Goodacre T. PMID: 11583509 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Publication Types: Letter. MeSH Terms: Acne Vulgaris ...
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Abdominoplasty and Its Effect on Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health
Abstract: The impact of abdominoplasty on the quality of life of abdomi- noplasty patients was
assessed 1- and 6-months postoperatively. Forty women aged 25 to 60 years were divided into
study group (25 patients who underwent abdominoplasty) and waiting-list control group ...
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Formal Decision Trees in Plastic Surgery
The process of diagnosis and treatment can be seen as a series of decisions in which the probability
of one outcome is compared with the probability of another in a series of steps using a set of
heuristics derived either from experience or from medical evidence. A deci- sion tree can ...
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Clinical Research in Aesthetic Surgery
Clinical research in aesthetic surgery cannot use traditional objective measures of surgical
success. Present research designs and methods used in aesthetic surgery limit the ability to
conduct meaningful clinical research. Outcomes research may be ideally suited for ...
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Re: Taking a history in aesthetic surgery: SAGA–the surgeon’s tool for patient selection, by VF Blackburn, AV Blackburn, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and
1. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009 Jan;62(1):117. Epub 2008 Oct 5. Re: Taking a history
in aesthetic surgery: SAGA--the surgeon's tool for patient selection, by VF Blackburn, AV Blackburn,
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2008; 61:723-729. ...
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Total Quality Management in Plastic Surgery
Aquality standard is a reference or norm that is acceptable to a representative professional group
of health care providers and is presented in the form of a written objective that defines the level
of care expected in the normal course. The principal objective of hos- pital quality ...
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The Patient-Reported Impact of Scars Measure: Development and Validation
Benjamin C. Brown, MB, Ch.B. Stephen P. McKenna, BA, Ph.D. Mattea Solomon, MB, Ch.B. Jeanette
Wilburn, BA, M.Sc. Duncan A. McGrouther, MD, M.Sc. Ardeshir Bayat, MB, Ch.B., Ph.D.
Manchester, United Kingdom ... Background: Skin scars have a unique impact on ...
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Effect of Lower Blepharoplasty on Self‐Esteem
BACKGROUND Cosmetic surgery is an increasingly common medical procedure whose benefits
to patients have not been quantified objectively. Although physicians historically have focused
on minimizing side effects and optimizing the physical outcome, a broad spectrum of ...
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