What Does My 3D CT Scan Tell You About How To Make My Custom Facial Implant Designs?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know Dr Eppleys assessment of the CT scan and if it confirms what we are suspecting, and if based on the CT scan, the planned procedure remains suitable with the expected outcomes we discussed?

A: To clarify common custom implant misconceptions:

1) The 3D CT scan is merely the platform on which aesthetic  implants are designed. The scan does not  tell us what to do, it merely allows a implant design to be built on it for that patient’s anatomy. It would be different if one was treating a facial bone defect or a major facial asymmetry.

2) The imaging of the patient’s pictures alllows for a concept and degree of change to be understood so the aesthetic goals or target can be determined. Making the translation of an aesthetic target to an implant design is a subjective one.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon