Three-dimensional printing for restoration of the donor face: A new digital technique tested and used in the first facial allotransplantation patient in Finland.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
; 69(12): 1648-1652, 2016 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-27789209
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Prosthetic mask restoration of the donor face is essential in current facial transplant protocols. The aim was to develop a new three-dimensional (3D) printing (additive manufacturing; AM) process for the production of a donor face mask that fulfilled the requirements for facial restoration after facial harvest. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A digital image of a single test person's face was obtained in a standardized setting and subjected to three different image processing techniques. These data were used for the 3D modeling and printing of a donor face mask. The process was also tested in a cadaver setting and ultimately used clinically in a donor patient after facial allograft harvest.RESULTS:
andConclusions:
All the three developed and tested techniques enabled the 3D printing of a custom-made face mask in a timely manner that is almost an exact replica of the donor patient's face. This technique was successfully used in a facial allotransplantation donor patient.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica
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Coleta de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Transplante de Face
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Alotransplante de Tecidos Compostos Vascularizados
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article