3D photography and lip filler: a novel assay.

[BACKGROUND] Injectable fillers have been used for a considerable number of years in aesthetic dermatology, including the use of lip augmentation. There has been little attempt to scientifically measure the degree of filler augmentation.

[METHODS] We report the use of novel photography utilising three-dimensional imagery (Surface Imaging Ltd and Canfield Scientific Vectra 3D Volumetric Analysis System) for evaluating the change in lip volume before and after injection of filler.

[RESULTS] This is a single-patient case report where computerised three-dimensional photography was taken and subsequently analysed. The increased volume was then measured following lip augmentation with a hyaluronic acid filler (Restylane).

[CONCLUSIONS] This system would seem to have the potential for analysing the change of volume both for different parts of the face and, in this instance, for lips. Further studies are required and are ongoing to examine its accuracy to measure volume enhancement with other fillers.