3-D Imagery Impacting Cosmetic Surgery

Want To Know How You Could Look? Now You Can

We all know 3-D technology is nothing new, but now there are state-of-the-art applications for imaging cosmetic surgery options. It allows patients to get a three-dimensional glimpse of what they’ll look like before they choose to go under the knife. This type of imaging can cover every conceivable angle for a patient considering cosmetic surgery.

A new camera is able to digitize multiple images taken at the same time for a complete 3-D image of a patient. Its most effective application has been in breast augmentation. It allows surgeons to actually take implants from specific manufacturer, put it into a digital image and rotate the patient in an infinite number of ways to show them how they would look after surgery.

Consultants now include a more realistic look at a variety of sizes and other surgical options on the patient’s own body, “Now that I see the pictures I can see the difference it would be on me and my body,” breast augmentation patient Claudia Guzman said. In the past patients would leave the office slightly confused about what size they might have wanted, now they saying great, I love it.

Another effective application is for rhinoplasty. These are traditional before and after pictures of a patient who had a nose job. There’s still a significant degree of how a person’s body reacts to surgery and heals in order to fully assess a final surgical outcome. And there’s no additional cost associated with this type of imaging.

Founded in 2004, The Patients Advantage is fast becoming the largest matchmaker of board-certified cosmetic surgeons and their patients; having match over 5,000 people this year alone. The Patients Advantage is recognized as a leading information source on cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.