A Novel Study on Alar Mobility of HAN Female by 3dMD Dynamic Surface Imaging System. Y Zhong, Y Zhu, T Jiang et al.

Asian alar anatomy has great distinction from Caucasian, processing conspicuous alar movement and damaging alar aesthetic dynamically. This novel study defined alar mobility by three-dimensional anthropometric analysis, providing objective references for alar dynamic aesthetic and arousing plastic surgeons’ attention on keeping balance of static and dynamic aesthetic in rhinoplasty.

Three-Dimensional Nasolabial Changes After Nasoalveolar Molding and Primary Lip/Nose Surgery in Infants With Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. L Mancini, S Avinoam, BH Grayson, RL Flores, DA Staffenberg, PR Shetye.

This is a retrospective serial longitudinal study of consecutively enrolled infants from September 2012 to July 2016 with BCLP who underwent NAM before primary lip and nose reconstructive surgery.

Automatic Assessment of 3-Dimensional Facial Soft Tissue Symmetry Before and After Orthognathic Surgery Using a Machine Learning Model. LJ Lo, CT Yang, CT Ho, CH Liao, HH Lin.

This study applied the transfer learning model with a convolutional neural network based on 3-dimensional (3D) contour line features to evaluate the facial symmetry before and after OGS. A total of 158 patients were recruited in a retrospective cohort study for the assessment and comparison of facial symmetry before and after OGS from January 2018 to March 2020. Three-dimensional facial photographs were captured by the 3dMD face system in a natural head position, with eyes looking forward, relaxed facial muscles, and habitual dental occlusion before and at least 6 months after surgery.

The Educational Resource Centre, RCH – The Digital Age 1986-2015. G Williams.

The article highlights that the 3dMD imaging system has been used to support their patient care pathways – e.g. craniosynostosis, facial atrophy, Parry-Romberg syndrome, radiation therapy masks, deformational plagiocephaly, pectus carinatum, and may more.