How Microsoft's HoloLens Can Reduce The Time You Are On The Operating Table

Your body and face are important to you. Science continues to amaze us and is increasing at a rapid pace but you still only have one body. Many people are unhappy with their bodies and faces in particular and with the rise of Selfie Generation (sic) it is wise to predict cosmetic surgery is set to something of a boom. At one time or another, most, if not all, of my friends have discussed the elements that would change if they wanted to. More people are choosing to go under the knife through personal choice or due to an accident. Cosmetic surgery and procedures help millions of people a year to live happier lives. How will emerging technologies support an industry related to physical and mental well-being?

Dr. Philip J. Miller is a facial plastic surgeon in New York who is using Microsoft's HoloLens to do two specific things: reduce patient anxiety and produce better results. The first results have encouraged Dr. Miller for the future; "Using [HoloLens] I am able to better transfer the three-dimensional images we have created from the patient's expected results in a real-time evaluation during surgery. The HoloLens allows me to take that three-dimensional file, and overlay the 3-D image That the patient and I believe, about the patient himself to see how well the expected and actual results compare and where more work needs to be done. Miller estimates that he has already seen a 20% decrease in OR time and an increase in 25% in patient satisfaction Both statistics are not scented when considering the financial and emotional burden of surgery on the individual and the economy.

3D transformation software is replacing 2D software because of the greater potential for visualization although Miller is honest about the technology's infancy; "It's still early ... we're still working on the kinks ... but HoloLens allows me to evaluate the results in real time at the operating room table and that's better for patients every step of the way."

Stem cells, needleless injections, mixed reality and 3D printing offer us new ways of thinking about health and humanity. The future of all these technologies is somewhat less true due to ethical and cost issues (currently). Health remains an interesting space and flourishing area that technology and the home world are beginning to focus on improving whether it is services or new options. The future of cosmetic surgery (and surgery in general) lies somewhere between synthetic skin and transhumanism. From biohackers who want to increase human experience to print in 3D human hearts that were created in a sterile workshop, the future could be less biologically human, but they could simply be happier humans.