The present disclosure provides a facial alignment tool to project a
laser line or multiple lines onto a patient's face to assess symmetry and / or alignment during facial and / or nasal
plastic surgery procedures such as rhinoplasty, nasal reconstruction,
facial reconstruction, among other cosmetic or functional facial
plastic surgery procedures. The facial alignment tool includes a moldable
mouth guard specifically fabricated to be received in a patient's mouth, a support plate configured to receive the moldable
mouth guard, a
flange rigidly attached at its proximal edge to a front of the support plate, a positioning component attached to the distal edge of the
flange, a rigid beam rigidly attached at its proximal end to the positioning component such that actuating the positioning component laterally translates the rigid beam, and a
light source mounted to a distal end to the rigid beam by an adjustable
laser mount configured to allow translation and rotation of the
laser light source in the adjustable laser
mount. The
laser source is mounted such that when a patient has the support plate with the moldable
mouth guard in their mouth the
light source emits visible light projected onto the patient's face, and adjusting the positioning components moves the rigid beam and the light source attached thereto with respect to the patient's face.