3D Scanning and 3D Printing Allow for Production of Lifelike Facial Prosthetics

3D Scanning and 3D Printing Allow for Production of Lifelike Facial Prosthetics

“Losing any part of the body is traumatic, but there is perhaps nothing more traumatic than losing or damaging part of the face. The face is the first thing everyone sees, and it is what expresses our feelings, our personalities, our very selves. It used to be that there was nothing much that could be done for people who had lost an eye or a nose, but that’s not the case anymore. Now, medical professionals are capable of 3D printing a prosthetic eye or nose for patients who have lost them or were born without them. While a 3D printed prosthetic eye may not allow a patient to see again – we’re not quite there yet – these prosthetics look so real that it’s almost impossible to tell that the patient’s face was damaged in the first place…”

https://3dprint.com/210822/thor3d-scanner-facial-prosthetics/

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https://3dprint.com/210822/thor3d-scanner-facial-prosthetics/