Question:
Do you use computer imaging photos during the rhinoplasty consultation?

Answer:
Yes. After Dr. Becker has met with you, discussed your concerns, and examined you (and your nose), we undertake computer imaging. Computer imaging is a very helpful way to communicate surgical goals. The patient understands that computer imaging is a video game - it is not a guarantee, but it is a way to find our shared goal. It is important for the surgeon to know what the patient wants to accomplish, and the patient must know what the surgeon envisions as a goal for the surgical result. Computer imaging is extremely useful to communicate this information, and we therefore perform computer imaging on virtually all patients prior to surgery.

With computer imaging, Dr. Becker works with the patient to generate an imaging result that is the goal for surgery, and he wants to be sure that the patient agrees to the goal. The patient understands that this is not a guarantee, but that this is our shared goal.