Cost considerations of converting to digital photography.
Abstract
[OBJECTIVES] To provide the practicing surgeon with data to make an informed economic decision regarding conversion from analog to digital photography.
[METHODS] A cost analysis of photography based on 35-mm vs digital platforms (low-, medium-, and high-cost hardware).
[RESULTS] Break-even thresholds for the investment in a digital platform of low, medium, and high costs were 3674, 15,789, and 34,000 images, respectively.
[CONCLUSION] Given the current excellent image quality and ongoing refinements in digital photography, a digital photography platform may be cost-effective for a busy facial plastic surgery practice.
[METHODS] A cost analysis of photography based on 35-mm vs digital platforms (low-, medium-, and high-cost hardware).
[RESULTS] Break-even thresholds for the investment in a digital platform of low, medium, and high costs were 3674, 15,789, and 34,000 images, respectively.
[CONCLUSION] Given the current excellent image quality and ongoing refinements in digital photography, a digital photography platform may be cost-effective for a busy facial plastic surgery practice.
MeSH Terms
Analog-Digital Conversion; Costs and Cost Analysis; Humans; Photography; Surgery, Plastic