3D Printing Body Parts Is Becoming a Reality

And doctors are starting with ears for children born with deformities. A camera rotating around the head of the subject creates a blueprint for a mold which would fit perfectly onto the deformed ear. Once the gel mold is printed, it’s injected with cow cartilage and gradually grows, replacing the collagen gel with actual cartilage. The process will take three months, but you’ll be left with a non deformed ear.

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