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Objective and quantitative evaluation of scar color using the L*a*b* color coordinates

Authors
 Young Woo Cheon  ;  Won Jai Lee  ;  Dong Kyun Rah 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, Vol.21(3) : 679-684, 2010 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
ISSN
 1049-2275 
Issue Date
2010
MeSH
Adolescent ; Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Cicatrix/pathology* ; Color/standards* ; Female ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Photography* ; Reproducibility of Results
Keywords
Cicatrix ; clinical assessment score ; scar color ; L*a*b* color coordinates
Abstract
Scar color evaluation by clinical physicians has been based on subjective judgments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of a novel photographic analysis to produce an objective and quantitative measurement of scar color using the L*a*b* color coordinates. Three plastic surgeons evaluated photos of 207 scars using the clinical scar assessment scale developed by Beausang et al. Scar color was subjectively classified as group 1 (perfect match), 2 (slight mismatch), 3 (obvious mismatch), or 4 (gross mismatch). Three general physicians quantified color differences between the scar and the surrounding normal skin using the L*a*b* color coordinates. The total color difference (DeltaT*) and the color differences for each coordinate (DeltaL*, Deltaa*, and Deltab*) were calculated. The measurement was performed 3 times with a 4-week interval. Group 1 contained 51 scars, group 2 had 68, group 3 had 46, and group 4 had 42. The mean (SD) total color difference values (DeltaT*) for each group were 4.4 (1.83), 9.55 (2.18), 17.76 (2.96), and 29.06 (9.45), respectively (P < 0.001). The mean of each color coordinate (DeltaL* = light to dark, and Deltaa* = green to red) also differed between the groups, except in groups 1 and 2. The mean Deltab* (blue to yellow) did not differ between the groups. The correlation coefficients for interrater reliability and test-retest consistency were satisfactory. Objective scar evaluation using the L*a*b* color coordinates is found to be a reliable method to quantify scar color. With further study, this method could be simple and effective to assess the effects of scar management.
Full Text
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DOI
10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d7a7eb
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (성형외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Rah, Dong Kyun(나동균)
Lee, Won Jai(이원재) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-0503
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/101378
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