FACE-Q
Pronunciation: FAYS kyoo
Also written as: FACE-Q — Facial Aesthetic-related Clinical Endpoint Questionnaire
A validated patient-reported outcome measure designed specifically to assess the impact of facial cosmetic procedures on appearance, quality of life, and satisfaction.
Full Definition
FACE-Q is a suite of independently functioning, scientifically validated scales used to capture patient-reported outcomes in facial aesthetic surgery and non-surgical procedures. Each scale measures a distinct domain such as satisfaction with appearance, psychological wellbeing, or adverse effects. In editorial work, editors must render the name consistently as 'FACE-Q' (all capitals, hyphenated) and should not lower-case or abbreviate it. It is commonly referenced in clinical trial results sections, ethics applications, and peer-reviewed aesthetic medicine journals. Authors sometimes confuse it with generic quality-of-life tools that are not cosmetic-procedure-specific.
Usage
Usage note: Always render as 'FACE-Q' (hyphenated, all capitals). Confirm with the author whether a specific scale within the FACE-Q suite is intended, as the instrument comprises multiple modules.
In Context
- "Participants completed the FACE-Q satisfaction with cheeks scale at baseline, one month, and six months post-treatment." — Clinical trial methodology section
- "The manuscript rendered the instrument as 'Face-Q' and 'FaceQ'; both were corrected to 'FACE-Q' at copy-editing." — Copy-editing note