Key Points :
- The Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) scale, consisting of six
subscales, measures facial palsy-specific quality of life.
- Each subscale’s weight in the total FaCE score is based on the number
of questions but may not reflect the subscale’s true contributions to
‘overall’ facial-palsy specific quality of life.
- In 80 patients, we analyzed the subscales’ correlations with a
validated Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score that quantifies overall
facial palsy-related burden.
- Social function and facial comfort had stronger correlations with
overall facial palsy-related quality of life than their weights in the
FaCE total score suggests.
- Greater importance should be placed on social function and facial
comfort when estimating the quality of life of patients with facial
palsy.