How could Mr. Pythagoras and his theory of right triangles be of any use to plastic surgery?
Using Pythagoras' international famous theorem, the Pythagorean Theorem, plastic surgeons would be able to know where to point out and determine precise areas and locations for incisions around the face or the body. They would be able to calculate the area and the side lengths of the triangular shaped features of the face such as the nose. Using this technique, plastic surgeons would be able to conduct their surgery precisely and accurately.
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Use of Pythagorean Theorem in Plastic Surgery
The Pythagorean theorem is used as a tool as a plan before or during the preparation of a surgical operation. For the preoperative arrangement and design of a concealed scar for a breast augmentation, the Pythagorean theorem is used to determine the precise position of the incision. The Pythagorean theorem is suited to describe the ratios of implant and incision point variables.The Pythagorean theorem is an successful procedure for deciding the right incision site in augmentation mammaplasty or augmentation.
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The Pythagorean theorem can also be used not only for finding the "third side" of a right triangle. It can also be used in cases where the plastic surgeon has to calculate the area of the squares formed by each side measurements of the triangle. Possibly the patient's nose can be two of the congruent right triangles put together and the squares formed by the each sides of the triangles can be used to determine the area of the particular area of the face. Also a right triangle "diagram" with all the squares attached to it can be rotated, reflected, and translated to compare and contrast the areas of the face or even body because a diagram is easier to manage than 3 different lines that has to be precisely rearranged in order to make a triangle.
CONNECTION: UNIT 4 - PLASTIC SURGEONS
In plastic surgery, many shapes are used, including triangles. Triangles are shapes that can be put together to make more complex shapes. A simple triangle along with more complex shapes make up the face or body of a patient, therefore letting the plastic surgeon have a better sense of the surgery by knowing the unit 4, all about triangles. Special triangles have a special notations to them and make the measurements even easier to note.