The aim of this study was to review and critically assess the most used and clinimetrically
sound outcome measures currently available for postsurgical scar assessment in …

Current scar surveys have included many questions to evaluate the physical characteristics
of scars, with some expanding to include physical implications and patient opinions. This …

BACKGROUND: An incision less than 3 cm in length in the neck is the main feature that
discriminates the minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy from traditional …

Background No studies have compared robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT)
and minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) regarding cosmetic outcome …

Background Conventional open thyroidectomy (COT) remains a common method of
thyroidectomy in many parts of the world for various reasons. Methods In this prospective …

Introduction Multiple surgical approaches to the thyroid gland have been described via
cervical or extracervical routes. Improved cosmesis, patient satisfaction, reduced pain …

Background: Scars affect patients after trauma, burns, or surgical procedures and can
generate both physical and psychosocial changes. The aesthetic damage represents the …

Different approaches to endoscopic thyroidectomy utilize incisions that result in inevitable
physical trauma to patients since postoperative tissue fibrosis and scars will influence their …

Postoperative neck cosmesis is a major concern of patients undergoing thyroid surgery.
Patients will likely be more satisfied with the long-term cosmetic appearance of smaller than …

Aim Laparoscopic colorectal resection results in improved cosmetic outcome and better
presumed body image. Laparoscopic NOSE colectomy omits an incision for specimen …