[3 D evaluation and breast plastic surgery: preliminary study].

Due to the development of the invasive technique of digital exam, the three-dimensional results are more and more precise, spectacular and helpful. The 3D surfacic model is for a medical approach and non invasive. Early in 2003, we have started a patient evaluation before and after surgery. The most common surgical techniques from the breast reconstruction to the breast augmentation and the lipomodeling have been analyzed. This preliminary study has shown objectively some surgical rules and volumetric results. Those results are the elements of the future development of the 3D surfacic model in plastic surgery.