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World-first 3D printed chest scaffold surgery changes young woman’s lifetime battle with ‘sunken chest’ birth defect – ABC News
A 21-year-old woman says her life is transformed after revolutionary surgery using world-first 3D technology on a birth defect known as “sunken chest”.
A 21-year-old woman says her life has been transformed after revolutionary surgery using world-first 3D technology on a birth defect known as “funnel chest”.
Key points:
- PA Hospital reconstructive surgeon Michael Wagels says it is the first use of the implant
- He says Ms Rutherford-Heard was an ideal candidate and the difference is “mind-blowing”
- She says she is thrilled with the outcome
Caitlin Rutherford-Heard, 21, burst into tears when the bandages were rem…
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