INTRODUCTION: The standardization of evaluation of outcomes after aesthetic surgery is still a challenge in Plastic Surgery, being mostly of the times based on subjective criteria. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to present a clinical score scale for evaluation of aesthetic results of plastic surgery in the abdomen that is simple, easily reproducible and provides objective criteria. METHODS: The scale was developed in the Division of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo. The evaluator gives a score (0 = unsatisfactory, 1 = fair, 2 = good and / or scar absent) for each of five parameters: volume of the abdomen, lateral contour, excess of skin, aspect of navel and quality of the scar. A table helps to choose the score on each parameter. DISCUSSION: The scale is sensitive in identifying different anatomical abnormalities in the abdomen, may be used to compare pre and postoperative results in various surgical techniques, like abdominoplasty, liposuction and its variations, and may help to standardize results presented in meetings or publications. The evaluation can be done using photos or directly with the patient, both before and after surgery appointments, documenting objectively in medical records the improvement provided by the surgical procedures.
Outcome Assessment; Lipectomy; Surgery, Plastic; Abdomen
