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Clear documentation of a scar is critical to assess and determine optimal care. Scar scales such as the Vancouver Scar Scale, the Manchester Scar Scale, the Patient and Observer Assessment Scale, the Scar Cosmesis Assessment and Rating \u201cSCAR\u201d Scale, and FACE-Q, among others, are reviewed here in the context of evaluating postoperative or traumatic scar. Measurement tools objectively describe a scar and may also incorporate the patient's assessment of their own scar. In addition to physical exam, these scales quantify scars that are symptomatic or visually unpleasant and would be best served by adjuvant treatment. The current literature regarding the role of postoperative laser treatment is also reviewed. While lasers are an excellent tool to assist in blending of scar and decreasing pigmentation, studies have failed to evaluate laser in a consistent, standardized way that allows for quantifiable and predictable improvement. Regardless, patients may derive benefit from laser treatment given the finding of subjective improvement in their own perception of scar, even when there is not a significant change to the clinician's eye. This article also discusses recent eye fixation studies which demonstrate the importance of careful repair of large and central defects of the face, and that patients value the quality of the reconstruction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0043-1769807","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,8]],"date-time":"2023-06-08T18:39:06Z","timestamp":1686249546000},"page":"501-507","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The Measure of a Scar: Patient Perceptions and Scar Optimization after Skin Cancer Reconstruction"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Virginia E.","family":"Drake","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology \u2013 Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Livonia, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey S.","family":"Moyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Facial 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