Artificial intelligence-enabled simulation of gluteal augmentation: A helpful tool in preoperative outcome simulation?

Journal: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
PMID: 37001299

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While the buttock region is considered an esthetic hallmark, the Brazilian butt lift (BBL) remains controversially discussed in the plastic surgery community. This is due to its contentious safety profile. Thus, informed consent and patient education play a key role in preoperative planning. To this end, we aimed to program an easy-to-use, widely accessible, and low-budget algorithm that produces reliable outcome simulations.

Authors

  • Leonard Knoedler
    Department of Plastic, Hand- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Jan Odenthal
    Division of Intelligent Medical Systems, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Lukas Prantl
    Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Berkin Oezdemir
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Andreas Kehrer
    Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Martin Kauke-Navarro
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Dany Y Matar
    Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Doha Obed
    Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Adriana C Panayi
    Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • P Niclas Broer
    Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Burn Surgery, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Christian Chartier
    12367McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, CA, USA.
  • Samuel Knoedler
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.

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