QUIRKY WORLD ... 3D printed parts help surgeons to rebuild injured motorcyclist’s face

A survivor of a serious motorcycle accident has had pioneering surgery to reconstruct his face using a series of 3D printed parts.

QUIRKY WORLD ... 3D printed parts help surgeons to rebuild injured motorcyclist’s face

Stephen Power is thought to be one of the first trauma patients in the world to have 3D printing used at every stage of the procedure.

Doctors at Morriston Hospital in Swansea had to break his cheekbones again before rebuilding his face.

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