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  • Ophthalmology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychology

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  • The economic value of reconstructive surgery and its link to visual attention for facial deformities remain unexplored.
  • Understanding this relationship is key to resource allocation in reconstructive procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that willingness to pay (WTP) for reconstructive surgery correlates with increased visual attention to facial deformities.
  • To quantify the impact of visual attention on WTP using an eye-tracking model for Mohs defects.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized observational study involving 80 observers and eye-tracking technology.
  • Observers viewed preoperative and postoperative images of 32 patients with facial Mohs defects.
  • Quantified defect fixation time and collected data on WTP, perceived severity, and attractiveness.

Main Results:

  • Increased fixation time on defects was significantly associated with higher WTP (p < 0.001).
  • Higher fixation times correlated with decreased perceived attractiveness (p < 0.001) and increased defect severity (p < 0.001).
  • WTP demonstrated an exponential increase as defect fixation time rose.

Conclusions:

  • Observer WTP for facial reconstruction escalates exponentially with increasing visual distraction caused by deformities.
  • Findings support prioritizing reconstructive surgeries that maximally reduce attentional distraction to optimize patient-reported value.