75% of a human skull replaced with 3D-printed material

[sgdesign]

For some reason, I understood this headline as "75% of a human brain replaced with 3D-printed material". I must say it left me perplexed for a few seconds… (maybe my brain could be replaced by 3D-printed material after all…)

[whtrbt]

I assume the answer is no, but there's no mention on any of the articles I've read as to whether this was cosmetic.

[magicarp]

Who in their right mind would want a cosmetic skull replacement?

[LAMike]

I wonder if 3D printing will have an effect on cosmetic plastic surgery one day

[nwh]

Plastic surgery, oddly enough, contains no plastic.

[robinh]

Quite possibly. I think we'd just call it 'automated plastic surgery', though.

[pvaldes]

mmh, I wonder about plastic leaking pseudo-hormones to the capillaries surrounding the brain, or simply about to lean for several hours in a beach over hot sun if you have a "plastic roof"...

The question is what 3d-printed material I suppose... an interesting idea in any case

[DoubleCluster]

Sadly the material is not adamantium.

[manglav]

Unfortunately, metal implants in the body still cause long-term problems and inflammation in the surrounding area. Otherwise, they could have used laser sintering to make a adamantium skull.

[rorrr]

Fossils just got a lot more interesting.