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01-04-2007 | Original Article

Digital Photography in Plastic Surgery: How to Achieve Reasonable Standardization Outside a Photographic Studio

Authors: Paolo Persichetti, M.D., Ph.D., Pierfranco Simone, M.D., Marika Langella, M.D., Giovanni Francesco Marangi, M.D., Carlo Carusi, M.S.

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

Accurate photographic documentation has become essential in reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery both for clinical and scientific purposes. Digital imaging systems currently are popular, being reasonably affordable and much improved in quality. They offer multiple advantages in terms of quality, easy image storage and retrieval. Nevertheless, obtaining standardized, consistent, and relevant digital images is not easy outside a photographic studio. The purpose of this report is to define guidelines for accurate image capture in different anatomic areas, following elementary general criteria based on practical issues beyond the purely theoretical, to obtain reasonable standardization, consistency, and reproducibility.

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Title: Digital Photography in Plastic Surgery: How to Achieve Reasonable Standardization Outside a Photographic Studio
Authors: Paolo Persichetti, M.D., Ph.D.
Pierfranco Simone, M.D.
Marika Langella, M.D.
Giovanni Francesco Marangi, M.D.
Carlo Carusi, M.S.
Publication date: 01-04-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-006-0125-5

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