title: Custom-made, 3D, intraoperative surgical guides for nasal reconstruction.
abstract: This article presents the use of an intraoperative surgical guide created by 3D laser surface scanning and rapid prototyping. The authors present outcomes of 3 patients in whom the nasal surgical guide was used intraoperatively for reconstruction of full-thickness, complex nasal defects. This effort highlights the multidisciplinary approach involving a surgeon and anaplastologist integrated with the latest technology to provide patients with the best possible outcomes.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 6th Floor, 601 North Caroline Street, 6252, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors: Babar
authors: B
authors: Sultan
authors: Patrick J
authors: PJ
authors: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome