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Table 2 The form used in measurement of functional and aesthetic results

From: The use of a modified abbé island flap to reconstruct primary lip defects of over 80 %

 

Scores

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Results

Functional assessment

 Sensibility

  - Hypoesthesia

1

     

  - Normal

2

2

2

2

2

100 %

 Competence

  - Incompetence

1

     

  - Sialorrhea at rest

2

     

  - Sialorrhea with fluid

3

3

3

  

50 %

  - Complete competence

4

  

4

4

50 %

 Speech

  - Not intelligible

1

     

  - Partial intelligible

2

     

  - Fully intelligible

3

3

3

3

3

100 %

 Preservation of facial expression

  - Asymmetric

1

     

  - Symmetric

2

2

2

2

2

100 %

 Dietary and cutlery usage

  - Diet and cutlery modified

1

     

  - Eats as before surgery

2

2

2

2

2

100 %

Aesthetic Assessment

 Stoma

  - Severe microstomia

1

     

  - Moderate Microstomia

2

     

  - Mild Microstomia

3

3

3

3

3

100 %

 Symmetry of commissures

  - Not symmetrical

1

     

  - Symmetrical at rest

2

  

2

2

50 %

  - Symmetrical at rest and mouth opening

3

3

3

  

50 %

 Amount of Scaring

  - Visible from distance

1

     

  - Visible at proximity

2

 

2

  

25 %

  - Visible face to face

3

3

 

3

3

75 %

 Preservation of the philtrum

  - Philtrum absent

1

  

1

 

25 %

  - Philtrum present

2

2

2

 

2

75 %

Overall satisfaction

  - Not satisfied

1

     

  - Somewhat satisfied

2

     

  - Satisfied

3

3

3

3

 

75 %

  - Very satisfied

4

   

4

25 %