The Kodak instant close-up camera produces a standard-size preoperative photograph from which an immediate calibrated analysis can be performed. By using a direct proportion calculation, precise measurements can be transferred to the actual surgical setting to determine how much to lower the dorsum or shorten the nose in order to produce an esthetically pleasing nose.
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