The complexity of craniofacial anatomy combined with the morphological variation encountered by the reconstructive surgeon makes craniofacial surgery a conceptually difficult task in explanation, planning and execution. The need for clear morphological understanding in craniofacial surgery played a large part in the development of both 3D imaging and solid BioModelling. The ideal method of displaying craniofacial anatomy is the patient's dried skull itself. The Anatomics BioModelling system has now come very close to achieving this. Craniofacial surgery was thus a logical starting point for the assessment of the utility of this technology, and to date is the single largest application area to benefit from its use.

Case Studies

• 1: Frontonasal Encephalocoele
• 2: Zygomatico-orbital fibrous dysplasia
• 3: Bicoronal craniosynostosis, facial cleft and hypertelorism
• 4: Very large right sided facial encephalocoele
• 5: Encephalocoele with "long nose deformity" correction

Other Resources

• Publication Abstract: SL biomodelling in craniofacial surgery
• Publication Abstract: SL biomodelling in cranio-maxillofacial surgery: a prospective trial
• Media Room: Video featuring Craniofacial BioModelling (Good Medicine 1997)
• Media Room: Print articles featuring Craniofacial BioModelling