Insights on Applications, Considerations and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Facial Plastic Surgery View PDF

Diya Khadgi
Medicine, Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
^*Sushmitha Jaganmohanreddy
Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagara, Karnataka, India
^*Nada Anaum Ismail
Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College Nizampura, Warangal, Telangana, India
Sumasri Pamujula
Medicine, Davao Medical School Foundation Inc, Davao, Philippines

^*Corresponding Author:

Sushmitha Jaganmohanreddy
Medicine, Adichunchanagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nagara, Karnataka, India Nada Anaum Ismail
Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College Nizampura, Warangal, Telangana, India

Published on: 2025-02-26

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is often hailed as the technology that will continue to transform this generation. Among widely adopted applications in other industries, its potential use in medicine is becoming increasingly explored, owing to the extensive amount of data present in electronic health records and the need to improve patient care and workflow efficiency. AI is playing an increasingly important role in facial plastic surgery. By studying technical skills and pathways, and their impact on patient outcomes and error rates, specialists are able to gain a more precise and efficient understanding of our technical skills and pathways. A number of algorithms have been developed to enhance pre-operative assessment, surgical planning, outcome simulation, and post-operative monitoring. In spite of these benefits, there are currently limitations, including the ethical acquisition of large datasets, human biases, and trust in new technologies. It is important to consider how AI may influence the patient-surgeon relationship in the near future. A number of tasks related to documentation, image classification, and surgical outcome prediction have already been assisted by AI. Specifically, facial plastic surgery is a field where this technology lends itself well to specific applications due to its unique characteristics. There are limitations to AI, however, and further adoption of AI in medicine and facial plastic surgery must necessarily be accompanied by discussions on its ethical implications and proper application. A review of the current and potential uses of AI in facial plastic surgery, along with its ethical implications, is presented in this article.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence, AI, Machine learning, Facial plastic surgery

Introduction

Today, AI is synonymous with the bulk of modern technology, where advancements in programming and computer science have accelerated change. AI will have a significant impact on the tripartite missions of patient care, education, and research in the healthcare industry. In addition to supporting clinician decisions, it is being used to engage patients as virtual conversational agents and predict surgical outcomes; most recently, OpenAI’s latest AI system has demonstrated abilities ranging from translating clinical encounters into physician notes to answering US medical licensing exam questions correctly. In medicine, radiology is at the forefront of AI innovation due to its reliance on advanced digital imaging [1]. Using smarter machines that are programmed with intelligent models, high-quality images with fewer artifactual distortions can be obtained, radiation levels during imaging can be decreased, and tumor scans can be automated and analyzed more easily. Similarly, and separately from these exciting prospects, other fields have found their own niche applications of the newest technology. With an accuracy rate comparable to multiple dermatologists, researchers developed a model that identified skin cancers from medical images. Additionally, a tool was developed that predicted the risk of mortality and other postoperative complications after emergency surgery in a few questions [2]. As EHR data is expected to increase by nearly 50% yearly, increased development of AI-powered models would enable enormous amounts of information to be harnessed to a degree unattainable by human hands alone. Obviously, such seemingly limitless potential raises ethical concerns, such as the infringement of AI’s privacy on patients, the accountability of computers vs physicians for errors, and the development of biased algorithms based on data that underrepresents certain demographics [3]. It is also widely recognized that AI has potential applications and ethical considerations in facial plastic surgery: from research to workflow and patient evaluation, the high level of digital visibility in this field-via “before and after” pictures, for example-and the demand for flawless aesthetics make it a good candidate for AI-supported care implementation. These same characteristics, however, also raisesome ethical issues. We will also explore current uses, future possibilities, and ethical implications of AI in facial plastic surgery in this article [2].