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19. Effect of rehabilitation makeup (rehabili-makeŽ) on promoting a
quality of life of patients with burn scar
Reiko Kazuki1,2,3, Hiko Hyakusoku2
1:REIKO KAZKI, Tokyo, Japan
2:Department of Plastic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
3:University of Waseda, Tokyo, Japan
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Rehabilitation makeup (rehabili-makeTM) was developed to encourage
social rehabilitation of patients through psychologically acceptance of
their disfigurement. In this study, the effects of rehabili-makeTM on
quality of life (QOL) of patients with facial burn scar were examined.
Self-assessment of their appearance shown by the visual analog scale
(VAS) improved just after treatment with rehabili-makeTM for all 14
patients tested. Three weeks after rehabili-makeTM, scores for VAS and
all regions of WHO-QOL26 were found to be higher for patients who had
suffered burns at the age of 8 or younger, suggesting an improvement in
QOL for some patients. However, significant improvement of VAS and
WHO-QOL26 three weeks after the treatment was not observed for patients
suffering from burns at the age of 19 or older. We omitted patients
suffering from burns between 8 and 19 years old. It is thought that the
body image is being formed from the infant stage and established at the
secondary sexual development stage. No effect of rehabili-makeTM on the
QOL of patients suffering burns in adulthood would cause in change in
the established body image. We suggest that association with
psychiatrists, clinical psychotherapists and social workers is required
for more efficient social rehabilitation of patients suffering from
burns after puberty. |
