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After mapping Power's skull, surgeons were able to print the perfect impant (Photo: Bunyos/Thinkstock)

Skull Implants Printed in 3-D

Custom body parts, coming up!

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(Photo: Bunyos/Thinkstock)

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After a 2012 motorcycle accident in Wales, Cardiff’s Stephen Power has undergone countless reconstructive surgeries to repair his body. In one of his most recent operations, surgeons were able to create .

Through complex scanning of the unaffected side of Power’s face, Swansea-based surgeons produced a 3-D model of his skull. With that information, the team was able use medical-grade plates and a special bone saw to print the perfect three-dimensional implant.

Photo: Power’s impant models from ABMU Health Board’s .

The surgical team completed a successful reconstruction during an eight-hour operation that restored Power’s face and confidence. “I think it’s incomparable—the results are in a different league from anything we’ve done before,” maxillofacial surgeon?Adrian Sugar told?.

Power’s skull implants point toward an era where surgeons can quite simply create a new bone or body part for you. The process remains incredibly elaborate but will likely .

Power’s operation is now featured in an exhibition called at the Science Museum in London.

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