3D printing for developing patient specific cosmetic prosthetics at the point of care

As 3D Printing methods have improved and newer advanced materials have been introduced then the ability to create a range of 3D printed prosthetic devices has developed. 3D Printing has allowed us to produce prosthetic devices that are customised to the needs of a patient. As a result, 3D printing offers a way towards the manufacture of ultraprecise patient-specific prosthetic devices to be generated at the point of care within the hospital. Because prosthetic devices can be cost effectively made to be patient specific, then they can in many circumstances improve patient recovery time (Aimar et al., 2019) [1]. We have recently used 3D printed to make a range of orthopaedic, oncology, plastics, and paediatric prosthetics. •3D Printing in medicine offers the opportunity towards being able to design and fabricate a wide range of prosthetic components.•The most important aspect of this technology in medicine and surgery is due to its flexible nature.•We detail how parts can be made that are scalable, and which are able to aid in numerous medical procedures.