CT scan modelling useful for facial surgery

A preliminary study suggests that high-resolution computed tomography (CT) modelling allows surgeons to custom-design acrylic implants prior to reconstructive surgery for patients with severe defects in their faces and eye cavities. Such implants appear to offer excellent aesthetic results and are well tolerated over the long term, according to the report. {openx:269} In the study, plastic surgeons assessed long-term outcomes following the use of acrylic implants in nine patients with complex facial and eye cavity defects caused by facial trauma. The five men and four women were between the ages of 28 and 63 years, with an average age of…