Intraoperative photography has the potential to raise costs and introduce possible contamination but is essential for documentation in plastic surgery. The authors evaluate their use of a waterproof camera immersed in povidone-iodine for taking intraoperative photographs in an efficient manner. A waterproof camera is immersed in povidone-iodine during surgery and photographs are taken as needed by the operating surgeon or assistant without a change of gloves.
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