Using Digital Profileplasty for Surgical Planning

Deanna C Menapace; Jeremie D Oliver; Andrew Courson; Grant S Hamilton 3rd

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1701643

Using Digital Profileplasty for Surgical Planning

Facial Plast Surg. 2020 Feb;36(1):3-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1701643. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

Deanna C Menapace¹, Jeremie D Oliver², Andrew Courson³, Grant S Hamilton 3rd¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolarynogology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Houston Center for Facial Plastic Surgery, Kingwood, Texas.

PMID: 32191952
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701643

Abstract

This paper describes a method for setting up an automated and reliable digital profileplasty technique for use in Adobe Photoshop. Digital imaging software can be used to extrapolate more exact measurements during profileplasty. The digital profileplasty technique is helpful to provide intraoperative guidance during surgery.

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MeSH terms

Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Software*