Surgeons use 3D printed parts to rebuild Stephen Powers\'s face after motorcyling accident
by:Tuowei2019-09-09
Medical first. . . Stephen Power (L) Before performing a facial reconstruction operation, then at the Morriston Hospital in Swansea, the surgeon rebuilt his face using 3D printed parts. Photo: AFP/ABMU Health Board Source: arfpa British man with severe facial injuries in a motorcycle accident has undergone groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the face using 3D printed parts. Stephen Bauer of Cardiff, Wales is considered one of the first trauma patients in the world to receive 3D printing. The 29-year- The old man suffered multiple injuries in an accident in 2012. Even though he was wearing a helmet, his upper jaw, nose and cheek bones were all broken and his skull was broken. By using 3D printing technology, the surgeon says, most of the speculation is removed from facial reconstruction. The result is that this face is very similar to Mr. Power before the accident. The team at Swansea Morriston Hospital, the second city of Wales, used a CT scan to create and print a symmetrical 3D model of his skull, and then cut the guide and printed plates for matching. To restore the symmetry of his face, the surgical team created and printed the symmetrical model of Mr Power\'s scan using a CT scan. It then cuts the guide plate and the print plate to match the CT scan. The surgical team had to re- Before re-shaping the face, according to the cutting guide, Mr. Power\'s cheekbones were broken. Printed parts. . . A 3D model of Stephen Bauer\'s face. These images show a guide to the source of the cut: the bone is then fixed in place with a Belgian-printed AFPA titanium implant. The result, Mr. Power said, was \"a complete change in life \". He wore a hat and glasses to cover up his injury before the operation, but he said he felt changed immediately after the operation. \"The day I wake up, I can see the difference right away,\" Mr Power told the BBC . \". \"I hope I don\'t have to disguise myself -- I don\'t have to hide. \"I can do things for a day --to- Do things during the day, see people, walk down the street, and even go to any public area. Adrian Suger, a facial surgeon, said the result was \"unmatched\" with any previous achievement he had made \". \"Without this advanced technology, it is freehand. \"You have to guess where everything will go,\" he said in a statement on Wednesday . \". \"This technology allows us to be more precise and get better results for patients. \"The project is a joint venture between surgical application reconstruction Technology Centers (Cartis) Swansea hospital works with scientists from Cardiff City University. It is on display at the 3D printing exhibition of the Science Museum in London.