Computer – Assisted Congenital Craniofacial Surgery – NTUH experience
Thomas Mon-Hsian Hsieh1,2, Meng-Fai Kuo1,3, Shih-Hung Yang1,3, Chung-Chen Jane Yao1,4, Po-Cheng Huang1,2
1Center for Craniofacial Medicine & Morphological Sciences,
2Division of Plastic surgery, and 3Division of Neurosurgery
4Division of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Since 2016, computer-assisted technics had been used in National Taiwan university hospital for surgery of congenital craniofacial anomalies. Among them, surgical navigation system was employed first, then comes the 3D-printing assisted implant fabrication, 3D-printing model simulation, and finally the computer simulation for pre-op planning and cutting guide fabrication. In this presentation, we’ll share our experience in how to use these technics in assisting the surgery for posterior cranial vault xxpansion, fronto-orbital advancement, and also mid-face advancement and distraction. We think computer imaging technics are effective tools for these surgeries, and had potential for further incorporation and development.