Title :
The effect of bone displacement operations on facial soft tissues
Author :
Habib, Ahsan ; Hisham, Ahmed
Author_Institution :
Medstreaming, NE, USA
Abstract :
A novel biomechanical model for face soft tissue (skin, mucosa, and muscles) is introduced to investigate the effect of mandible and chin bone displacement on the overall appearance of the patient´s face. Nonlinear FE analysis is applied to the model and the results obtained are used to help surgeons to decide the amount of displacement required.
Keywords :
biomechanics; bone; finite element analysis; muscle; skin; FEA; biomechanical model; bone displacement operation effect; chin bone displacement; facial soft tissues; mandible; mucosa; muscles; nonlinear finite element analysis; patient face; skin; surgeons; Biological tissues; Computational modeling; Face; Finite element analysis; Muscles; Skin; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610649
