Patient-specific profile guide in rhinoplasty.

Abstract

The introduction of new technologies in the field of facial aesthetic surgery is leading to improvement in surgical intervention quality. In the field of rhinoplasty, the design of customized surgical guides for the patient helps to perform an intervention with greater precision according to the presurgical planning. We present our design and method of fabrication of surgical profile guides for patients undergoing rhinoplasty, with free software and mostly in-house design and fabrication. The entire design process takes less than an hour. We have found that designing the guide enhances the communication process with the patient, and using that guide improves the surgical result.