Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," discusses an artificial intelligence face recognition software developed by plastic surgeons to precisely measure emotions such as contempt, disgust, and even joy. This AI may help surgeons better assess if reconstructed smiles are conveying true emotion.
Read the August 2019 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, "In the Eye of the Beholder: Changes in Perceived Emotion Expression after Smile Reanimation" Dusseldorp, Guarin, Veen, Jowett, and Hadlock.
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Keywords: plastic surgery; #PRSHotTopic; face; microsurgery; surgery; nerves; reconstruction; AI; artificial intelligence; facial palsy; emotions; lips; smile; face recognition; software; technology