TY - JOUR
T1 - A Novel Approach to Surgical Markings Based on a Topographic Map and a Projected Three-Dimensional Image
AU - Schreiber, Jillian E.
AU - Stern, Carrie S.
AU - Garfein, Evan S.
AU - Weichman, Katie E.
AU - Tepper, Oren M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Surgical markings play a crucial role in the planning of plastic surgery procedures.1-4 However, despite their importance, they are often imprecise. For instance, when assessing patients in need of autologous fat grafting, surgeons often base markings on estimations of where volume deficiency exists and how much volume will correct the deficiency. In this article, the authors describe a novel approach to lipostructure, guided by a computer-based roadmap. A digital three-dimensional topographic surgical map is created using three-dimensional photography and analytic software and then projected as an image onto the patient in the operating room. This unique concept can be applied to most soft-tissue procedures in plastic surgery. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, V.
AB - Surgical markings play a crucial role in the planning of plastic surgery procedures.1-4 However, despite their importance, they are often imprecise. For instance, when assessing patients in need of autologous fat grafting, surgeons often base markings on estimations of where volume deficiency exists and how much volume will correct the deficiency. In this article, the authors describe a novel approach to lipostructure, guided by a computer-based roadmap. A digital three-dimensional topographic surgical map is created using three-dimensional photography and analytic software and then projected as an image onto the patient in the operating room. This unique concept can be applied to most soft-tissue procedures in plastic surgery. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, V.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002098
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002098
M3 - Article
C2 - 27119948
AN - SCOPUS:84964579561
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 137
SP - 855e-859e
JO - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 5
ER -