Sep 22, 2008 11:59 pm US/Eastern
3-D Imagery Impacting Cosmetic Surgery
Want To Know How You Could Look? Now You Can
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
We all know 3-D technology is nothing new, but now there are state-of-the-art applications for imaging cosmetic surgery options. It allows patients to get a three-dimensional glimpse of what they'll look like before they choose to go under the knife.
This type of imaging can cover every conceivable angle for a patient considering cosmetic surgery.
A new camera is able to digitize multiple images taken at the same time for a complete 3-D image of a patient.
Its most effective application has been in breast augmentation.
"It allows us to actually take implants from specific manufacturer, put it into a digital image and rotate the patient in an infinite number of ways to show them how they would look after surgery," said Dr. Allen Rosen.
"I would encourage you to bring the implant up to that range and for your body type and measurement. That would be a good measurement."
Consultant now include a more realistic look at a variety of sizes and other surgical options on the patient's own body,
"And there it is," Rosen said while demonstrating the digital procedure to CBS 2 HD. "And if I show you a shadow, that's the way her breast would look without implants and here's how it is with an implant and a nice view of it is right there.
"We're virtually doing the surgery without any risk," Rosen added.
"Now that I see the pictures I can see the difference it would be on me and my body," breast augmentation patient Claudia Guzman said.
"In the past patients would leave the office slightly confused about what size they might have wanted, approaches as to how we would do it, a little lingering questions," Rosen said. "Now they saying great, I love it."
Another effective application is for rhinoplasty. These are traditional before and after pictures of a patient who had a nose job.
"Most people look in the mirror and they change their head like this and this, they can't see that with a 2 dimensional image," Rosen said.
There's still a significant degree of how a person's body reacts to surgery and heals in order to fully assess a final surgical outcome. And there's no additional cost associated with this type of imaging.
A patient's reaction to surgery and healing must also be taken in account in fully assessing a surgical outcome.
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