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Aesthetic outcome is as an important endpoint of breast cancer treatment and is associated with better psychological recovery and improved quality of life. Researchers in Portugal have developed a computerised program, BCCT.core, to objectively assess aesthetic outcome of conservation breast treatment photographs. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the Harris Scale and the BCCT.core program in patients who have undergone mastectomy and reconstruction for breast cancer. 67 cases were assessed by five independent assessors using the Harris Scale and compared with BCCT.core software. Correlation between BCCT.core and the Harris Scale was significant for all cases (r = 0.66, p < 0.01, n = 67), unilateral cases (r = 0.70, p < 0.01, n = 50), implant reconstruction cases (r = 0.72 p < 0.01, n = 28) and latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction cases (r = 0.74, p < 0.01, n = 23). BCCT.core demonstrated correlation with the Harris Scale for measuring aesthetic outcome for unilateral surgery and suggests potential use for BCCT.core to measure aesthetics for breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

NFSC accurately predicted the absence of moderate to severe pain in postoperative pediatric patients. The measurement of NFSC may therefore provide an additional tool for pain assessment in this group of patients. However, more research is needed to prospectively investigate the observations made in this study and to determine the clinical applicability of the method.