Abbreviations: RAHI= Retro Auricular hairline incision NR= not reported
*Scar satisfaction was measured using a visual analog scale ranging from
0-10 six months after surgery
**Scar satisfaction was measured using a visual analog scale ranging
from 0-10 three months after surgery
*** Scar satisfaction was measured using the questionnaire “Attitude to
health” by R.A. Berezovskaya. Six months after surgery. The criteria
“emotional component” was selected for evaluation of subjective
satisfaction with incision scar.
Figure 1: Flow-chart demonstrating the selection of articles from the
literature describing surgical second branchial cyst removal.