Abstract: Patient -reported outcome (PRO) has become a trend in modern medicine. Through psychometric measurement, PRO can demonstrate quantified information about the severity of disease and its affect on the patient 's functional state and health related quality of life, and thus provide substantial evidence on the efficacy of treatment. Standardized patient-reported outcome measurement may help with every aspect in the practice of plastic surgery. With PRO, the center of care can be transferred from the disease to the patient, which is exactly the goal of plastic surgery. In this paper, patient-reported outcome and its prospective application in plastic surgery were reviewed.

Key words: Patient-reported outcome, Psychometric measurement, Quality of life, Plastic surgery