The Fortis Hospital at Shalimar Bagh in New Delhi successfully operated on an 18-month old infant suffering from trigonocephaly. It is a rare condition in which the front shape of the head is triangular which can cause aesthetic and neuropsychological development defects. A cranio-facial surgery was performed by a team of doctors led by Dr. Sonal Gupta, Director, Neuro & Spine Surgery & Dr. Richie Gupta, Additional Director, Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery.

The case was surgically challenging and required planning. This was the point where AutoAbode came to the rescue with its futuristic 3D printing. Mr. Shubham Garg, the CEO of AutoAbode, rendered his services free of cost to save the life of this child. The Autoabode’s team fed the digital data from the patients’ 3DCT scan into a 3D printer to print two rapid prototype skull and upper face models to create replicas of the patient’s skull. This helped them in determining the exact site, dimension, and angles of the osteotomies of the skull. They could not take a single chance as it could cause the child to go blind, bleed, or even suffer from brain damage. The doctors conducted a mock surgery a day prior on the 3D model. The next day during the surgery the doctors transferred the measurements of the 3D model to the patient’s skull. The doctors recontoured the bones to the angles and dimensions as per the model surgery and replaced them in the corrected position, protecting the brain and eyeballs.

With all the preparation and dedication the surgery was successful, and the child is having a speedy recovery now.

3D printing is the future of the healthcare industry and is working like magic.

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