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Advancements in 3D printing are revolutionizing reconstructive surgery. At the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City today, two industry experts showed how surgeons can use the technology to rebuild jaws and ears, and even separate conjoined twins.

Advancements in 3D printing are revolutionizing reconstructive surgery. At the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York City today, two industry experts showed how surgeons can use the technology to rebuild jaws and ears, and even separate conjoined twins.

Lawrence Bonassar, associate professor for the department of biomedical engineering at Cornell said that his “grand vision for this technology” would be to reduce the cost for medical imaging so that doctors can take pictures of healthy patients that can be stored and used at the time of injury.

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