Innovations in Head and Neck Surgery
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Otolaryngology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: maxillofacial surgery; head and neck surgery; head and neck oncology; new technologies in medicine; computer-assisted surgery; virtual surgery; CAD/CAM reconstructive surgery; 3D printing in medicine
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Interests: oral and maxillofacial surgery; maxillofacial surgery; orthognathic surgery; maxillofacial abnormalities; computer assisted surgery; augmented reality; 3D printing; craniofacial abnormalities; craniofacial surgery; head and neck surgery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of head and neck surgery continues to encounter and benefit from new technologies, with the aim of obtaining more patient-specific treatments. Most of these new techniques are based on virtual surgical planning. This can help surgeons in defining a virtual surgical resection of huge tumors or complex anatomical structures in order to perform a safer oncological resection. It allows also for the design and fabrication of personalized devices, such as cutting guides, prostheses or surgical splints, using 3D-printing technology.
Current results concerning the application of innovative technologies in head and surgery are encouraging. The majority of them concern head and neck reconstruction, showing better accuracy and improvements in morphology and functional outcomes compared to those using traditional techniques. Improvements in head and neck surgery are continually progressing, especially considering the latest innovations in medicine, such as robotic surgery, augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
This Special Issue aims to explore the applicability and outcomes of innovative technologies in head and neck surgery.
We would be honored to receive contributions from eminent experts on head and neck surgery in order to update the scientific literature on this fascinating topic.
Prof. Dr. Achille Tarsitano
Dr. Giovanni Badiali
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- reconstructive surgery
- head and neck surgery
- 3D printing
- new technologies
- virtual surgical planning
- computer-assisted surgery
- personalized reconstructive surgery
- patient-specific implants
- augmented reality
- artificial intelligence
- robotic surgery
- surgical navigation
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