ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2022
The Role of Augmented Reality in the Next Phase of Surgical Education.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Extended reality in skull base surgery: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Augmented Reality Integration in Skull Base Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- A mixed reality hand fracture simulator for virtual K-wire fixation.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026Article
- A Novel Mixed-reality Simulator for Training Metacarpal Fracture Reduction and Kirschner Wire Fixation.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Evaluating Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Devices in Healthcare: A Review of Hardware, Software, and Usability Approaches.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Applications of mixed reality with medical imaging for training and clinical practice.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2024Review
- The Reconstructive Metaverse - Collaboration in Real-Time Shared Mixed Reality Environments for Microsurgical Reconstruction.Surgical innovation · 2024Article
- Exploring the Unknown: Evaluating ChatGPT's Performance in Uncovering Novel Aspects of Plastic Surgery and Identifying Areas for Future Innovation.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- A New Approach to Virtual Occlusion in Orthognathic Surgery Planning Using Mixed Reality-A Technical Note and Review of the Literature.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery: A New Paradigm for Training.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- A History of Innovation: Tracing the Evolution of Imaging Modalities for the Preoperative Planning of Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Usage of Object Matching Algorithms Combined with Mixed Reality for Enhanced Decision Making in Orbital Reconstruction-A Technical Note.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Concomitant with such a shift toward competency-based curricula, there has been increasing adoption of surgical simulation coupled with virtual, mixed, and augmented reality. These technologies have become more commonplace across multiple surgical disciplines, in domains such as preoperative planning, surgical education, and intraoperative navigation. However, there is a relative paucity of literature pertaining to the application of this technology to plastic surgery education. This review outlines the advantages of mixed and augmented reality in the pursuit of an ideal simulation environment, their benefits for the education of plastic surgery trainees, and their role in standardized assessments. In addition, we offer practical solutions to commonly encountered problems with this technology. Augmented reality has tremendous untapped potential in the next phase of plastic surgery education, and we outline steps toward broader implementation to enhance the learning environment for our trainees and to improve patient outcomes.
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