Record has been set in China, as a three year old becomes the first person in the world to have entire skull reconstructed by 3D printers, in central China's Hunan Province.Han Han was born with hydrocephalus, a rare condition causing excessive fluid in the brain’s chamber. The girl condition was so serious that her skull was three to four times larger than it should have been, but for the operation she could have go blind or even have maggots in her head. Fortunately, Han underwent a 17-hour successful surgery and is now expected to make a recovery.The surgeons used 3D printing technology to create a titanium alloy skull and successfully set it into Han Han’s head. During the operation, the kid’s scalp and skull were removed. Her brain was then re-positioned and the huge volume of excess fluid drained away. As she continues to grow, the titanium implants will become surrounded by her own bone, strengthening the top of her skull.
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