Allergan Aesthetics to Release Skin Quality Index, Aligning Patient-Provider Communication

Allergan noticed patients and providers were often using different terminology in describing skin quality, creating a divide in providing effective care. This led to development of the Skin Quality Index.
Allergan noticed patients and providers were often using different terminology in describing skin quality, creating a divide in providing effective care. This led to development of the Skin Quality Index.
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Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, noticed a disconnect between patients and healthcare professionals when it comes to understanding skin quality definitions, leading to uncertainty of which treatments may be necessary for their concerns. Allergan performed a three-phase study to understand how providers and patients communicate around skin quality, and its findings birthed the development of a unified skin quality vocabulary–the Skin Quality Index–to support effective care.

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