NOSE: Improving Patient-Doctor Communication in Rhinoplasty

Abstract

This paper describes the outcome of the NOSE project and the demonstrator application that was developed within the project. During the planning stage of rhinoplasty, or nose surgery, important decisions need to be made by both surgeon and patient regarding the desired outcome. In this stage, the patients' needs and expectations can be both subjective and difficult to convey, while the surgeon also needs tools to express the surgical possibilities. Our demo shows a system that uses 3D scans of the patient's nose, allowing surgeons to visualize possible surgical outcomes, and empowering patients in communicating their needs and expectations by offering a secondary patient display.