The Analysis of Perioperative Photogrammetry in Reduction Malarplasty Patients.

Jung, Pil Ku; Ha, Dong Ho; Kim, Soon Keol; Kim, Dong Il; Jung, Sung Hoon; Yun, Sung Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2000;27(4):415-420.
Published online July 1, 2000.

The Analysis of Perioperative Photogrammetry in Reduction Malarplasty Patients.

Pil Ku Jung, Dong Ho Ha, Soon Keol Kim, Dong Il Kim, Sung Hoon Jung, Sung Ho Yun

¹Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Korea. pkchung2000@yahoo.co.kr
²Dr. Jung's Aesthetic Clinic.
³Department of Plastic Surgery, Masan SaeSungMo Hospital.

Abstract

Facial contouring surgery is a one of the most common and popular procedure in the field of plastic surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of photogrammetric analysis by measuring preoperatively and postoperatively in the patients who were undertaken reduction malarplasty. From January 1995 to May 1999, from thirty patients of reduction malarplasty, Photography of life size - frontal view, lateral view, worm's eye view - were taken. The photograph was analyzed by the same surgeon to reduce an analytic error. The distance between both malar eminences and both zygions was the anatomical landmarks. The differences between pre- and postoperative photographic distance represented the results of the operation. The distance between both malar eminences (ME): preop/postop = 94 - 105 mm/89 - 99 mm. The distance between both zygions(ZY): preop/postop = 125 - 141 mm/ 120 - 135 mm. The reduction values of ME-ME/ZY-ZY are 3 -13 mm / 4 - 12 mm. The photogrammetric analysis of reduction malarplasty was very practical in measuring postoperative changes. We may assume that photogrammetric analysis may be very useful tool on preoperative diagnosis, plan and analysis of result of operation.

Keywords: Photogrammetric study; Reduction malarplasty