As cosmetic treatments continue to grow in popularity in the UK, the process must be guided by high-level evidence regarding procedural outcomes and possible adverse effects. To address this lack of data, clinically meaningful and scientifically sound patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) should be used. The Q-Portfolio is made up of condition-specific PROMs, developed to measure key outcomes that matter to cosmetic patients. The Q-Portfolio consists of three instruments: BREAST-Q, which measures outcomes in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery patients; FACE-Q, which measures outcomes important to surgical and non-surgical facial aesthetic patients; and BODY-Q, which measures outcomes in obese, bariatric and body contouring surgery patients. Q-Portfolio scales are short, easy to complete, and easily incorporated into routine clinical practice. As accurate and reliable…
