Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM) - Plastic Surgery Division, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM) - Plastic Surgery Division, São Paulo, Brazil.
Burns. 2019 May;45(3):610-614. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.10.009. Epub 2018 Nov 11.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Keloid is a healing disorder that occurs exclusively in humans. This pathology is considered a benign cicatricial neoplasm, whose physiopathogenesis has not yet completely clarified. Its disfiguring appearance often could potentially cause a disturbance in the patient regarding his/her body image. The objective is to evaluate the impact of keloid on body image.
61 patients with keloid in socially exposed regions of the body were included. The participants were submitted to clinical evaluation, composed of anamnesis and physical examination, and answered two questionnaires: the Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Scale (BDSS) questionnaire and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale - Unifesp/EPM.
Forty percent of the patients had negative aspects of body image (BDSS score≥6). The scores of these patients on the Rosenberg Scale reached an average of 10.5 (p<0.03).
The presence of a keloid negatively affects body image.
背景/目的：瘢痕疙瘩是一种仅发生在人类身上的愈合障碍。这种病理被认为是一种良性的瘢痕性肿瘤，其发病机制尚未完全阐明。它的毁容外观常常可能导致患者对自己的身体形象产生干扰。目的是评估瘢痕疙瘩对身体形象的影响。
共纳入 61 名身体暴露部位有瘢痕疙瘩的患者。参与者接受了临床评估，包括病史和体格检查，并回答了两个问卷：身体畸形症状量表（BDSS）问卷和罗森伯格自尊量表-Unifesp/EPM。
40%的患者存在身体形象的负面方面（BDSS 评分≥6）。这些患者在罗森伯格量表上的得分平均达到 10.5（p<0.03）。
瘢痕疙瘩的存在会对身体形象产生负面影响。
