Patient Factors That Impact FACE-Q Aesthetics Outcomes: An Exploratory Cross-sectional Regression Analysis

Area of Science:

• Aesthetic Medicine
• Patient-Reported Outcomes
• Cosmetic Surgery Research

Background:

• The FACE-Q Aesthetics is a validated instrument for evaluating outcomes of facial aesthetic procedures.
• Identifying patient-specific variables is key to controlling confounders in research.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine factors predicting scores on the FACE-Q Aesthetics scales.
• To enhance the interpretability of patient-reported outcomes in facial aesthetics.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional survey of 1259 participants who underwent noninvasive facial aesthetic procedures.
• Inclusion criteria: age 20+, procedures within the past year.
• Statistical analysis using univariable and multivariable linear regression.

Main Results:

• Lower BMI, African American ethnicity, male gender, Fitzpatrick skin Type V, US residency, financial stability, and prior treatment effects predicted higher scores.
• Younger age correlated with higher Face Overall scores.
• Mean scores: Face Overall (52.4), Psychological (56.5), Social (62.7).

Conclusions:

• Several demographic and clinical factors significantly predict patient-reported outcomes on the FACE-Q Aesthetics scales.
• These findings highlight the importance of considering patient-specific variables in research and clinical practice.
• Accounting for these predictors will improve the validity of future studies using the FACE-Q tool.