Abstract
Background: The face plays a role in how we perceive ourselves and is an important factor in complex social interactions. Nasal cancer patients suffer morbidity of facial aesthetics. Nasal reconstruction is vital to patients’ self-esteem and self-perceptions in society. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are tools measuring patient-reported outcomes and are used as standardized, validated questionnaires. PROMs are a mandatory RCSEng (Royal College of Surgeons, England) requirement for cosmetic surgery, and therefore, can be applied in reconstructive work for nasal cancer patients. 1 Royal College of Surgeons, England. Patient reported outcome measures [Accessed 14/11/2018 at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards-and-research/standards-and-guidance/service-standards/cosmetic-surgery/clinical-quality-and-outcomes/patient-reported-outcome-measures/] Google Scholar PROMs act as a means of measuring clinical effectiveness. They aid assessment of patients’ perception of their own health is the key for provision of patient-centred clinical care.
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