Who lost the left half of the face due to surgery to remove a tumor the man went through a unique transplantation. Surgeons transplanted him missing part of the face, which is printed on a special printer.
When the restaurant manager Eric Moguer made a proposal to his beloved Christmas dinner, he could not imagine that less than a year of his life and his appearance will undergo drastic changes. Doctors discovered he had aggressively growing tumor, the size of a tennis ball, which grew under the skin. After surgery to remove a malignant neoplasm Eric almost lost the entire left half of the face, including the eyes, cheek bones and jaw portion.
In place of half of the face terrifying gaping hole that caused the frightened passers-by. Eric stopped appearing in public during daylight hours, and his plans for a happy family life were destroyed. But recently, a man came to the aid of the doctors who took advantage of advanced 3D-printing technology. They literally printed a new face for the 60-year Moger after spending the first such procedure
face transplant In Great Britain.
The computer had a thorough scan to retain the right of the man's face, on the basis of these images to make an exact copy of the left-hand side. Medical printer to a single layer of nylon plastic after the other, creating the necessary components. Then, during the hours of operation
face transplant assembled components have been replaced and the hole, and it has completely changed the life of a man who for the first time in several years was able to drink a glass of water and try solid foods.
"I was surprised at how it looked - said Eric. - When first picked up half the printed face, I thought that I look in the mirror. Before that, I had to keep his hands the rest of the jaw to speak properly, and any liquid that I tried to drink flowed through the hole. Now everything has changed. " (READ MORE)
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