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The comparison of ipsilateral to contralateral cheek served as control for measurements. Cross\u2010sectional measurements in healthy volunteers were then compared to measurements obtained in postoperative head and neck MFTT patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      DeltaE measurements were obtained for 128 healthy controls and 24 postoperative patients (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009152). With increasing lightness (decreased pigmentation) of the skin at the donor site, the color match significantly worsened (higher DeltaE) across all potential MFTT donor sites (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). DeltaE from healthy controls closely approximated postoperative color match measurements in patients who underwent cervicofacial MFTT (DeltaE RF: 5.3 vs. 6.0,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.432; DeltaE ALT: 6.2 vs. 6.4,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.822; DeltaE FF: 6.0 vs. 6.4,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.806).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with decreased skin pigmentation who are undergoing head and neck MFTT may experience worse color discrepancy between cervicofacial skin and the transferred skin paddle than those with more pigmented skin. Portable colorimetry may identify patients who could benefit from interventions such as dermis\u2010resected free tissue reconstruction with skin grafting to improve postoperative appearance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      3\n                      <jats:italic>Laryngoscope<\/jats:italic>\n                      , 134:3581\u20133586, 2024\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.31436","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,8]],"date-time":"2024-04-08T06:43:45Z","timestamp":1712558625000},"page":"3581-3586","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Assessment of Variability in Free Flap Color Match to Facial Skin by Donor Site and Race"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"134","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8429-5779","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karolina A.","family":"Plonowska\u2010Hirschfeld","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2010Head and Neck Surgery UCSF  San Francisco California U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasmin","family":"Eltawil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine UCS  San Francisco California U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniel","family":"Soroudi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine UCS  San Francisco California U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neil N.","family":"Patel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2010Head and Neck Surgery UCSF  San Francisco California U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea M.","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology\u2010Head and Neck Surgery UCSF  San Francisco California U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8986-5961","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"P. 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