Morphing images to demonstrate potential surgical outcomes.
Morphing patient images to offer some demonstration of the intended surgical outcome can support shared expectations between patient and facial plastic surgeon. As part of the preoperative consultation, showing a patient an image that compares their face before surgery with what is planned after surgery can greatly enhance the surgical experience. This article refers to use of Photoshop CS3 for tutorial descriptions but any recent version of Photoshop is sufficiently similar. Among the topics covered are creating a before-and-after, rhinoplasty imaging, face- and brow-lift imaging, and removing wrinkles. Each section presents a step-by-step tutorial with graphic images demonstrating the computer screen and Photoshop tools.
Hamilton
Grant S
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Pomerantz Family Pavilion, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. grant-hamilton@uiowa.edu
D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*