Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2017 Aug;41(4):898-904. doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0858-3. Epub 2017 Apr 21.
The objective of this study was to quantify the use of computer imaging by facial plastic surgeons.
AAFPRS Facial plastic surgeons were surveyed about their use of computer imaging during rhinoplasty consultations. The survey collected information about surgeon demographics, practice settings, practice patterns, and rates of computer imaging (CI) for primary and revision rhinoplasty. For those surgeons who used CI, additional information was also collected, which included who performed the imaging and whether the patient was given the morphed images after the consultation.
A total of 238 out of 1200 (19.8%) facial plastic surgeons responded to the survey. Out of those who responded, 195 surgeons (83%) were board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ABFPRS). The majority of respondents (150 surgeons, 63%) used CI during rhinoplasty consultation. Of the surgeons who use CI, 92% performed the image morphing themselves. Approximately two-thirds of surgeons who use CI gave their patient a printout of the morphed images after the consultation.
Computer imaging (CI) is a frequently utilized tool for facial plastic surgeons during cosmetic consultations with patients. Based on these results of this study, it can be suggested that the majority of facial plastic surgeons who use CI do so for both primary and revision rhinoplasty. As more sophisticated systems become available, it is possible that utilization of CI modalities will increase. This provides the surgeon with further tools to use at his or her disposal during discussion of aesthetic surgery.
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本研究的目的是量化面部整形医师使用计算机成像的情况。
对美国面部整形外科学会（AAFPRS）的面部整形医师进行了有关他们在鼻整形咨询中使用计算机成像的调查。该调查收集了有关医师人口统计学、执业环境、执业模式以及初次鼻整形和修复鼻整形中计算机成像（CI）使用率的信息。对于那些使用 CI 的医师，还收集了其他信息，包括谁进行了成像以及在咨询后是否将变形图像提供给了患者。
共有 1200 名面部整形医师中的 238 名（19.8%）对调查做出了回应。在做出回应的医师中，有 195 名（83%）是美国面部整形与重建外科学会（ABFPRS）认证的医师。大多数受访者（150 名医师，63%）在鼻整形咨询中使用 CI。在使用 CI 的医师中，92%的人自己进行了图像变形。大约三分之二使用 CI 的医师在咨询后会给患者打印变形图像。
计算机成像（CI）是面部整形医师在与患者进行美容咨询时经常使用的工具。根据这项研究的结果，可以认为大多数使用 CI 的面部整形医师既将其用于初次鼻整形，也将其用于修复鼻整形。随着更复杂的系统的出现，CI 模式的使用可能会增加。这为外科医生在讨论美容手术时提供了更多的工具。
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