3-D Printed Skull

“In a worldwide first, brain surgeon Dr. Bon Verweij of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht successfully replaced the complete skull of a 22-year-old woman with a 3D-printed, tailor-made plastic skull in a surgical procedure that lasted 23 hours.”  Three months after the surgery, the patient went back to her job. MORE WITH VIDEO

Image Credit:  University Medical Center Utrecht and NBC