Using Dr. Parker's favorite visual communication tool, computer imaging, a patient can see their own "before and after." Dr. Parker says, "A picture is worth a thousand words. We use computer imaging extensively to give our patients a sense of what can be accomplished. It serves as an excellent medium to put the patient and me on the same page. I then take the imaged pictures with me to the operating room and use them as a sculptor uses his sketches to guide his hand."
Liz, the Parker Center's imaging technician, is one of the most experienced professionals in the country. In fact, she has trained plastic surgeons and their staff members around the country. Dr. Parker comments on the benefits of imaging, "Patients quickly see the importance of harmony and balance and how the nose must be in concert with the rest of the face."
Postoperative pictures of Dr. Parker's patients consistently confirm the accuracy of the imaging process in predicting postoperative results. This type of predictability requires both an expert imager and expert surgeon working together on a daily basis so that both are aware of one another's capabilities.
Dr. Parker prefers an open rhinoplasty technique, in most cases. Here, the skin is lifted up like a curtain after a small incision is made at the base of the columella allowing cartilage and bone to be exposed. Dr. Parker again, "In a closed approach the surgeon cannot see the structures as well. Clear visibility is helpful when making anatomic changes. If things look good on the inside, then they will almost always look good on the outside. I can accurately determine how much to remove or leave behind for the best result--altering as I go."
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