Patient's satisfaction with facial appearance and psycho-social wellness after orthognathic surgery among Hong Kong Chinese using the FACE-Q

Tan SK 1 , Leung WK 2 , Tang ATH 3 , Zwahlen RA 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Center of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Studies, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. Electronic address: tansukeng@uitm.edu.my
  • 2 Discipline of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
  • 3 Orthodontist, 503 Tak Shing House, 20 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
  • 4 Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Grand-Places 16, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
J Craniomaxillofac Surg, 2020 Dec;48(12):1106-1111.
PMID: 33041190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2020.09.012

Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess and compare the changes in satisfaction with facial appearance and psycho-social well-being in dento-skeletal class II and III patients after orthognathic surgery with the FACE-Q among Hong Kong Chinese.

METHODS: The questionnaires for thirteen orthognathic-relevant FACE-Q scales, translated into Cantonese and validated, were administered to Hong Kong Chinese patients before and after orthognathic surgery in the short- and long-term, respectively. The assessed scales were categorized into four main domains: satisfaction with facial appearance, quality of life, patient's experience of care, and adverse effects.

RESULTS: Generally, highly significant (p 

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