A 3D printing technician rebuilt Francesca Burr’s skull, a British model of 27. While falling down the stairs ten months ago, the young lady shattered her skull in five places, cracked her jaw and broke her nose. Her fall is due to a seizure caused by Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS). After the accident, she suffered memory loss and could not remember neither her relatives, nor her name.
Among all innovations linked to the 3D Printing technology, those realized in the sector of health are probably the most amazing, especially when it comes to cases as rare as Francesca’s case; cases that would have been difficult, even impossible to heal using traditional methods.
“Before the operation I looked like a cartoon character because my head was so swollen,” Burr told a British newspaper. “So they shaved my head and peeled back my skin to take out all the broken skull. What was left was a massive hole in my head.”
Doctors and experts used a 3D printer to rebuild a part of Francesca’s head.
“They got a 3D printer to create a titanium plate to fit in my head,” Burr said. “I mean, that’s some real James Bond s***. I was amazed when they told me that. I actually met the neurosurgeon who did a few weeks ago and he shook my hand.”
“I was a high-achieving, ambitious person, and now I’m a 28-year-old with no work or social life, living in Halford with my mum,” she said. “I’m so isolated and can only leave the house if I’m not too dizzy. I also go to the doctors twice a week and can’t drive so I’m very dependent.”
For the artist, the use of 3D Printing has been a true miracle in her healing. Even though, she depends a lot on her relatives today, she feels very lucky for having survived this terrible fall.
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