The one thing I think 3-D printing can really help with is the making of prosthetic for people who have lost limbs, eyes, ears etc due to accidents or illness. This can really help those who have found themselves 'disfigured' and greatly build their confidence up again as they are able to look more like how they used to before. Commonly the prosthetic pieces were sculpted, painted and designed all by hand and judging from view, now there are new digital advanced, it's more likely the designs created by the software available will be able to accurately match the body and fit better.
Though 3-D printing will most likely be moved into other areas of plastic surgery as well, helping people redesign their facial or body structure using implants printed and designed with this new technology. As well as printing new shapes and designs for people to implant under their skin in further body modifications.
Though this isn't very relevant to my final looks, I found it very interesting to think upon and wanted to share my opinions towards 3-D printing.
References:
The Times (19th October 2013) How 3-D Printing will change our world. [Online] Available From: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/technology/techreview/article3896244.ece [Accessed: 20th November 2013]
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