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3D Imaging for Planning and Analysis in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Principal Investigator
Oren Tepper MD
Oren Tepper MD
Year
2007
2007
Institution
New York University Medical Center
New York University Medical Center
Funding Mechanism
Basic Research Grant
Basic Research Grant
Focus Area
Cosmetic
Cosmetic
Abstract
Breast surgery aims to modify breast size, shape, and contour, while achieving bilateral symmetry. The present day approach to augmentation or reduction mammaplasty remains largely subjective, as surgeons base operative strategies on visual size estimates and predicted change. Thus, the overall success of aesthetic breast surgery is limited by the inability of plastic surgeons to objectively assess breast volume and shape. A potential solution to this subjective obstacle may be three-dimensional (3D) technology, which can provide unique objective clinical data that was previously unattainable to plastic surgeons. In the following study, we hypothesize that 3D-surface imaging technology can provide novel objective data with clinical relevance for surgical planning and outcomes analysis in aesthetic breast surgery.
Breast surgery aims to modify breast size, shape, and contour, while achieving bilateral symmetry. The present day approach to augmentation or reduction mammaplasty remains largely subjective, as surgeons base operative strategies on visual size estimates and predicted change. Thus, the overall success of aesthetic breast surgery is limited by the inability of plastic surgeons to objectively assess breast volume and shape. A potential solution to this subjective obstacle may be three-dimensional (3D) technology, which can provide unique objective clinical data that was previously unattainable to plastic surgeons. In the following study, we hypothesize that 3D-surface imaging technology can provide novel objective data with clinical relevance for surgical planning and outcomes analysis in aesthetic breast surgery.