Vitiligo Assessment Scale Study Published in JAAD
The vitiligo assessment scale 'Fingertip Unit' devised by Dr. Jung Min Bae has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) after six years of multinational clinical validation.
Multinational clinical validation of the Fingertip Unit assessment method devised by Dr. Jung Min Bae: results of a six-year study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD)
Treatment begins with objectively measuring the state of the disease. However, for vitiligo, there has been a lack of standardized scales to clearly assess the severity of lesions. Therefore, after research, Dr. Jung Min Bae devised the 'Fingertip Unit' assessment scale, which calculates the size of lesions based on the area of the patient's finger joints. This involved five rounds of multinational clinical validation with overseas professors over a full six years.
The result of this meticulous dedication has achieved publication in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), the most authoritative journal in dermatology.
A historic moment where a small idea from the Heal House clinic becomes a standard indicator cited in clinical practice and papers by dermatologists worldwide. It is also an achievement born from the perspective of a researcher who does not take clinical inconveniences for granted and persistently seeks answers.
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