Print your own body parts
A computer model of the jaw, along with an image of the finished article
This has to be one of the most amazing developments of technology.
A woman in the Netherlands, received a new jaw bone; nothing particularly amazing about that; In this case the amazing part is that the jaw bone she received was printed on a 3d printer! 
Simply put, a big bed of Titanium dust was fused together using a laser – one little layer at a time.
This is a complex construct of articulated joints, along with the creation of a new jaw bone ~ have a look at the picture ~ see those grooves and holes? Those are specifically designed as to act as an anchor for new muscles, and as spaces for nerves etc.
Amazing! 
Equally as amazing is the fact the patient was out of hospital and home in just 4 days!
Now I only have to live a few years longer and my full metal skeleton (as seen in Wolverine) will be available off the peg 
Here’s the BBC news article if you wish to read some more…
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first
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