facial reconstruction
3D Printing News Briefs December 31, 2023: Surgical Implants, Probiotics, Drones, & More
We’re starting with metal 3D printing research in this New Year’s Eve edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to a 3D printed surgical model and probiotics…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Chat GPT for 3D Models
Dubai aims to build the world´s largest 3D printed building: a 2000 square meter mosque. The architects are to be JT+Partners while we don’t yet know who the 3D printing…
3D Printed Bone Graft Made Commercially Available in World First
Based in Leige, Belgium, Cerhum is now offering its hydroxyapatite 3D printed bone product to surgeons in order to treat facial deformations. These MyBone products are 3D printed by Cerhum…
Bioprinted Ear and Nose Cartilage Reconstruction Closer Than Ever to Clinical Trials in the UK
After more than two decades of life-changing medical research for people with disfigurement from major trauma and burns, the UK fundraising charity Scar Free Foundation announced a pioneering £2.5 million…
3D Printing and Virtual Surgery Help Repair Damage to Patient’s Face
3D printed surgical guides and virtual surgical planning (VSP) have been used in many types of procedures, such as knee replacement, spinal surgery, and reconstruction of chest walls and faces….
Reconstructing Avgi: 3D Technology Gives Us a Portrait of a 9,000-Year-Old Teenager
Meteora, located in central Greece, is home to the Cave of Theopetra, a very unique archeological site known for containing the remains of the world’s oldest discovered man-made structure as…
Making History Accessible: 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Forensics Archaeology Recreate the Face of the Lady of Cao
While many say that 3D printing is the technology of the future, it’s often used as a gateway to the past, making ancient history more accessible to everyone. The technology…
Using 3D Technology to Recreate the Lost Faces of Herculaneum
After 800 years of silence, Mount Vesuvius came dramatically to life in August of 79 CE, belching forth deadly gas, molten rock, and searing volcanic ash onto those unfortunate enough…
Cold Case Closed: HVAMC at SUNY New Paltz Utilizes 3D Scanning and 3D Printing to Replicate a Murder Victim’s Skull
3D printing can help with a lot of things these days: making medical models, finding the perfect gift, getting a head start on the race track, and even solving crimes. 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 31, 2017
Happy Friday! In today’s edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with business in the front and medical 3D printing in the back, with the Women Startup Challenge Europe…
FDA Approved: OssDsign AB Will Now Offer 3D Printed Cranial Implant Technology in US
While the impacts of 3D printing are being seen around the world and in nearly every major industry, it’s hard to imagine what could be more important than the progress…
Ohio Cold Case Update: Jane Doe Identified and Alleged Killers Behind Bars, Thanks to 3D Printing and Facial Reconstruction
Last month, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office released images of a 3D printed, reconstructed head and face of an unidentified woman whose skeletal remains…
British Museum Finally Reveals 3D Printed Face of the 9,500-Year-Old Man Behind the Ancient Jericho Skull
One of the really cool applications of 3D printing is when it’s used in such a way as to shine a light into the dusty corners of history. It can be…
Facial Reconstruction Experts Release Digital 3D Images of Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce, who defeated England’s Edward II in the early 1300s and brought about Scotland’s independence, is back in the 3D printing news headlines again, a little over a year…
3D Printing and Forensic Reconstruction Put to Work in Ohio Cold Case
We’ve seen 3D printing used in facial reconstruction before. A lot of times the technology is used to learn more about the bones of not only the skull, but also…
Brazilian Cancer Patient Receives 3D Printed Facial Prosthetic Created Using Smartphone App
The grief and sorrow that cancer causes around the world on a daily basis is one that most everyone understands, as nearly all of us have been touched by the…
The Lord of Sipán: 3D Scanning and Modeling Recreate the Face of Ancient Peruvian Royal
No one really knows what happened to the Moche civilization, which populated Peru between the years 1 and 800 CE. They were artistically and architecturally advanced, with several monuments and…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed This Week — September 3, 2016
From major business acquisitions to exploding rockets, it’s been quite a wild and bumpy ride into the weekend. Here’s a look back at some of the news that we didn’t manage…
Maidstone Museum to Use 3D Printing to Help Reconstruct 2,500-Year-Old Mummy
Although many of the world’s ancient treasures and artifacts have been recklessly destroyed or lost in the winds of time, those that we have been fortunate enough to keep unscathed…
Cancer Survivor with 3D Printed Jaw Prosthesis Feels Good About Life Again, Inspires Doctor & 3D Designer
I’m probably not the only one who as a child more than once shouted, “That’s not fair!” receiving in return the frequent and typical parental response: “Well, life’s not fair.”…
Plastic Surgeon Uses 3D Printing to Reconstruct Damaged Faces
Unless you are an unbearable egomaniac or are blind, you have looked in the mirror at some point in your life and been unhappy with something you’ve seen. Usually it’s a detail…
3D Technology Helps French Forensic Artist Reconstruct Head of 17th Century Plague Victim
Thomas Craven wasn’t much different than most young adult children of well-to-do Londoners. He was brought up in a privileged, protected environment and his parents had high hopes for him….
Editor’s Choice: 15 of the Coolest 3D Printing Stories of 2015
2015 has been quite a year. Personally, I’ve loved it; I got married, bought a house, hit a milestone birthday, and became editor-in-chief of this great site. I’m almost sad…
What Did Jesus of Nazareth Really Look Like? 3D Modeling Helps an Anthropologist Get Closer to the Truth
I went to Catholic school for twelve years, so I was often surrounded by pictures of Jesus. His likeness was depicted by a variety of artists, in a variety of…
