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Pioneering 3D printing reshapes patient's face

Mar 12, 2014, 5:49 AM EDT
Visitors look at a 3D printer at the "Inside 3D Printing" event in New York on April 22, 2013.
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A survivor of a serious motorbike accident has had pioneering surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts. Stephen Power from Cardiff is thought to be one of the first trauma patients in the world to have 3D printing used at every stage of the procedure.
Background:
Pioneering 3D printing reshapes patient's face in Wales [BBC]

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