Best Practices for FACE-Q Aesthetics Research: A Systematic Review of Study Methodology

    May 2023 in “ Aesthetic Surgery Journal
    Lucas Gallo, Patrick Kim, Morgan Yuan, Matteo Gallo, Achilleas Thoma, Sophocles H. Voineskos, Stefan Cano, Andrea L. Pusic, Anne F. Klassen
    TLDR Researchers should follow the FACE-Q User's Guide for accurate results.
    The document highlights ongoing limitations in the administration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and the quality of articles reporting FACE-Q Aesthetic scale data. It recommends that future researchers using the FACE-Q should consult the User's Guide for proper administration and scoring, clearly justify the study's time horizon, and include a pre-study sample size calculation for the primary outcome.
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