Computer imaging assists with facial reconstructive surgery
A new calibration technique that involves measuring the distance between the upper ear and chin in photographs could help facial plastic surgeons use computer imaging software to achieve aesthetic harmony in their patients, according to a report in the March/April issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “The importance of balanced facial proportions...Computer Imaging Assists With Facial Reconstructive Surgery
A new calibration technique that involves measuring the distance between the upper ear and chin in photographs could help facial plastic surgeons// use computer imaging software, according to a report. “The importance of balanced facial proportions has been studied for centuries by architects, artists, physicians and dentists,” the authors write as background information in the articl...Breast Cancer Patients Unaware of Reconstructive Surgery
Referral practices of general surgeons treating newly diagnosed breast cancer patients is responsible for the low rate of breast reconstructive surgery// in the United States, according to a new study. Published in the May 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that only one quarter of general surgeons refer most breast canc...