J Korean Med Sci.  2009 May;24(Suppl 2):S314-S322. 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S2.S314.

Development of Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline on the Skin and Related System: Impairment Evaluation of Disfigurement in Skin and Appearance

• Kim WS
• Moon KC
• Park MC
• Haw CR
• Hong IP

• KMID: 1713818
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.S2.S314

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop new standards for the disability evaluation with reference to existing laws and other study reports regarding disabilities for the rational evaluation of the diverse kinds of disfigurement in appearance and skin. Three plastic surgery specialists and 3 dermatology specialists developed a new standard for the disability evaluation which is appropriate for circumstances in Korea. Disability rate does not take into account the social occupation, gender or age of the patient, but instead, evaluate the Activity of Daily Living and the social adaptability of the appearance and skin disfigurement regardless of the balance between different disabilities. We tried to include most cutaneous disorders and categorized them into 3 types; congenital (Type 1), acquired (Type 2) as well as any permanent skin impairment sequelae of disease, trauma or treatment process (Type 3). For type 3 disorders, we tried to rate the score according to the size of involved skin lesion. The disability rate is determined by dividing the disability class into 8 steps based on the seriousness of each type of disability.

Keyword

Disability Evaluation; Skin; Face; Extremities

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living/classification
Cicatrix/diagnosis
*Disability Evaluation
Face/abnormalities
Humans
Korea
Program Development
Skin Diseases/classification/*diagnosis
Skin Physiological Phenomena

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