Improvement in Quality of Life and Pain in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa After Wide Local Excision: A Prospective Study
BACKGROUND
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects patients' quality of life (QoL).
OBJECTIVE
To investigate changes in QoL in patients with HS after wide local excision (WLE) and to examine the level of pain, rate of postoperative complications, recurrences, and the time to complete wound closure.
METHODS
Fifty-five patients were enrolled in this prospective study. All patients underwent WLE of HS, followed by secondary wound healing. Dermatologic Life Quality Questionnaire, pain, and wound size were measured 1 day, 3 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery.
RESULTS
Dermatologic Life Quality Questionnaire and pain scores (mean ± SD) improved significantly (both p
Source: Dermatologic Surgery - Category: Dermatology Tags: Original Article Source Type: research