Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications in Facial Plastic Surgery: A Scoping Review

Objectives Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are emerging technologies with wide potential applications in health care. We performed a scoping review of the current literature on the application of augmented and VR in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (FPRS). Data...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Laryngoscope 2024-06, Vol.134 (6), p.2568-2577
Hauptverfasser: Chou, David W., Annadata, Vivek, Willson, Gloria, Gray, Mingyang, Rosenberg, Joshua
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are emerging technologies with wide potential applications in health care. We performed a scoping review of the current literature on the application of augmented and VR in the field of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (FPRS). Data Sources PubMed and Web of Science. Review Methods According to PRISMA guidelines, PubMed and Web of Science were used to perform a scoping review of literature regarding the utilization of AR and/or VR relevant to FPRS. Results Fifty‐eight articles spanning 1997–2023 met the criteria for review. Five overarching categories of AR and/or VR applications were identified across the articles: preoperative, intraoperative, training/education, feasibility, and technical. The following clinical areas were identified: burn, craniomaxillofacial surgery (CMF), face transplant, face lift, facial analysis, facial palsy, free flaps, head and neck surgery, injectables, locoregional flaps, mandible reconstruction, mandibuloplasty, microtia, skin cancer, oculoplastic surgery, rhinology, rhinoplasty, and trauma. Conclusion AR and VR have broad applications in FPRS. AR for surgical navigation may have the most emerging potential in CMF surgery and free flap harvest. VR is useful as distraction analgesia for patients and as an immersive training tool for surgeons. More data on these technologies' direct impact on objective clinical outcomes are still needed. Level of Evidence N/A Laryngoscope, 134:2568–2577, 2024
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
1531-4995
DOI:10.1002/lary.31178