title: Looking at plastic surgery through Google Glass: part 1. Systematic review of Google Glass evidence and the first plastic surgical procedures.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Google Glass has the potential to become a ubiquitous and translational technological tool within clinical plastic surgery. Google Glass allows clinicians to remotely view patient notes, laboratory results, and imaging; training can be augmented via streamed expert master classes; and patient safety can be improved by remote advice from a senior colleague. This systematic review identified and appraised every Google Glass publication relevant to plastic surgery and describes the first plastic surgical procedures recorded using Google Glass.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review was performed using PubMed National Center for Biotechnology Information, Ovid MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, following modified Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Key search terms "Google" and "Glass" identified mutually inclusive publications that were screened for inclusion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-two publications were identified, with 21 included for review. Google Glass publications were formal articles (n = 3), editorial/commentary articles (n = 7), conference proceedings (n = 1), news reports (n = 3), and online articles (n = 7). Data support Google Glass' positive impact on health care delivery, clinical training, medical documentation, and patient safety. Concerns exist regarding patient confidentiality, technical issues, and limited software. The first plastic surgical procedure performed using Google Glass was a blepharoplasty on October 29, 2013.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Google Glass is an exciting translational technology with the potential to positively impact health care delivery, medical documentation, surgical training, and patient safety. Further high-quality scientific research is required to formally appraise Google Glass in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Stanford and San Francisco, Calif. From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University; and the Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco. drr@drrosenfield.com.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Lorne K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Rosenfield
mesh_terms: D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D057386:Search Engine / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic