Investigating the Effects of Orienting Skin Grafts Parallel to Skin Tension Lines on Quality of Life in Head and Neck Located Basal Cell Carcinoma

Sifa Okulu - Independent Research Center of Dermatology and Venereology71 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of orienting graft for treatment of skin cancer in patients who undergo skin cancer excision and grafting for their skin cancer. The main question to answer is Does orienting the grafts parallel with skin tension lines have any effect on quality of life or cosmetic results? Participants who already underwent or planned to undergo an excision and grafting procedure will answer a qaulity of life tool and cosmetic results will be evaluated by two seperate dermatologist.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Basal Cell Cancer Grafting

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with nodular basal cell carcinomas with a tumor size equal or less than 12 millimeters * A history of surgical excision and grafting Exclusion Criteria: * Immunosuppressed patients * Recurrent tumors * Patients with BCC's that arose from the previously irradiated area * Gorlin's Syndrome diagnosis * Illiterate individuals * İmpaired cognitive functions

Locations (1)

Dr. Hilayda Karakök Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıklar Muayenehanesi

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of Life Outcome

Quality of life outcome was measured by the disease specific tool "Skin Cancer Quality of Life Impact Tool", SCQOLIT is a 10 item questionnaire and each item has 4 answers, total score is ranged between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes.

Time frame: At least three months after surgery and grafting

Quality of Life - General

Dermatology Quality of Life Index was also used to evaluate quality of life as a general quality of life tool. DLQI is alsa a ten item tool with a total score range between 0-30. Higher scores mean worse outcomes.

Time frame: At least three months after surgery and grafting

Secondary Outcomes

Cosmetic Outcome

Cosmetic outcome of the grafting at the third month, evaluated by two different dermatologists one of whom did the operations. As the initial part of the study was during pandemic precautional period second surgeon the results via photographs (teleconsultation). Visual analog scala is used, the scale is ranged between 0-8, higher scores meaning better outcomes.

Time frame: At least three months after the surgery and grafting