A validated photonumeric cellulite severity scale for the area above the knees: the knee cellulite severity score.
Journal
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
ISSN: 1468-3083
Titre abrégé: J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9216037
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
09
07
2019
accepted:
22
01
2020
pubmed:
7
2
2020
medline:
15
5
2021
entrez:
7
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Treatment for cellulite above the knees is increasingly requested. However, a classification of cellulite of this area has not yet been developed. To validate the proposed knee cellulite severity score (KCSS) for the assessment of cellulite and skin laxity above the knee. Based on standardized photographs of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees of 57 females (114 knees), three key morphological aspects of cellulite were identified. A photonumeric KCSS was developed and validated by three independent assessors. The three key cellulite morphological features (number of depressions, depth of depressions and presence of laxity) are each graded from 0 to 3, producing a classification of no lesions (0), mild (1-3), moderate (4-6) and severe (7-9). Evaluators at different time points repeated similar classifications (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.9), which were also similar among the assessors (inter-observer reliability >0.9). All three key morphological aspects were deemed necessary, and positively contributed, to the overall scale (item-total correlation analysis values >0.89, P < 0.05). The KCSS is a consistent, comprehensive, reliable, and reproducible tool for standardized and objective assessment of the severity of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Treatment for cellulite above the knees is increasingly requested. However, a classification of cellulite of this area has not yet been developed.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To validate the proposed knee cellulite severity score (KCSS) for the assessment of cellulite and skin laxity above the knee.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
Based on standardized photographs of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees of 57 females (114 knees), three key morphological aspects of cellulite were identified. A photonumeric KCSS was developed and validated by three independent assessors.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The three key cellulite morphological features (number of depressions, depth of depressions and presence of laxity) are each graded from 0 to 3, producing a classification of no lesions (0), mild (1-3), moderate (4-6) and severe (7-9). Evaluators at different time points repeated similar classifications (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.9), which were also similar among the assessors (inter-observer reliability >0.9). All three key morphological aspects were deemed necessary, and positively contributed, to the overall scale (item-total correlation analysis values >0.89, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The KCSS is a consistent, comprehensive, reliable, and reproducible tool for standardized and objective assessment of the severity of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2152-2155Informations de copyright
© 2020 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
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