3D printing repairs accident victim's face

n a path-breaking surgery, a team of doctors have reshaped an accident victim's face using 3D technology to print custom implants for him in Wales.
The surgery was performed on Stephen Power at Morriston Hospital in Swansea.
Power met with an accident in 2012 and the emergency surgery that followed could not restore his face.
The recent eight-hour operation at Morriston Hospital was the culmination of months of 3D planning and printing that has pushed the boundaries of what surgeons can achieve, a statement from the hospital said.
The team used scanned 3D images of Power's face to design guides to cut and position the bones, as well as plates to hold the bones in place.