Introduction

Medical photography in maxillofacial surgery is one of PTD’s key services, providing accurate documentation of treatment procedures, functional and aesthetic outcome evaluation, and supporting scientific education and documentation. This service is performed using professional equipment, standard protocols, and a trained team, before, during, and after surgery.

Clinical applications

Recording the patient’s anatomical position before surgery
Documenting surgical procedures to review techniques
Evaluation of treatment results after surgery
Support for custom prosthetic design and virtual surgical planning
Providing scientific images for education, research, and publication of articles

Accuracy in planning

Assisting in the precise design of prosthetics and surgical guides

Specialized training

Providing realistic images for training surgeons and students

Treatment evaluation

Review of functional and aesthetic results over time

Benefits

Legal documentation

Transparent recording of treatment stages for legal and insurance purposes

Communication with the patient

Showing the treatment process and increasing the patient's trust in the treatment team

Features

Using DSLR cameras and specialized medical lenses

Uniform lighting and standard background for accurate detail capture

Maintaining fixed angles (Frontal, Lateral, Oblique) for longitudinal comparison

Capture high-resolution images in formats usable in design software

Providing secure digital archives for medical centers and surgeons

Ordering and design process

Coordination with a medical center or surgical clinic

Step 1

Performing pre-surgical photography with standard protocol

Step 2

Recording images during surgery if needed for training or documentation

Step 3

Post-surgery photography at specific time intervals (first week, first month, trimester)

Step 4

Providing digital archives and video reports to the surgeon or treatment center

Step 5

Product technical specifications

Equipment

DSLR cameras with 85mm and 105mm portrait lenses

Lighting

Ring lights or studio flashes with constant color temperature

Image format

High-resolution JPEG and RAW

Angle protocols

Frontal, Profile, Oblique, Basal, Smile

Background

Neutral color (gray or blue) with uniform light

Data security

Encrypted storage accessible to the treatment team

Clinical Studies and Scientific Support

According to the DTJournal’s expert guide and a study published in Springer, adhering to the principles of medical photography in maxillofacial surgery plays an important role in increasing the accuracy of treatment, scientific documentation and improving education. The images captured by the PTD team comply with international standards and can be used in digital design, scientific articles and medical records.