Patient Story: UCSF Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies
How a 3D Model Helped This Surgeon Restore a Child's Vision
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September 3, 2024
Our doctors are harnessing the power of advanced 3D printing to improve all kinds of complex surgeries, from facial reconstruction to open-heart surgery to sports medicine. In this video, Dr. Alexander Lin, Co-director of our UCSF Center for Advanced 3D+ Technologies (CA3D+), describes using a 3D model of a young child's skull to prepare for a complex craniofacial repair.