His face was 3D printed!!
Eric Moger, at 62 years old had recently gotten engaged and was satisfied with where his life was going. Little did he know, life would take an unexpected turn with one trip to the doctor. While undergoing surgery to remove nasal polyps the doctors had found a tumor the size of a tennis ball, in the left side of his face. Upon waking up, Moger would soon learn his fate. Shortly after the first surgery, Moger would undergo the second surgery that would remove his tumor and ultimately most of the left side of his face. During recovery he experienced depression and loss of self-esteem. He would attempt multiple surgeries to fix the gaping hole, although nothing would work. He began to lose hope. That is until 3D printing technology was brought to his attention. Another surgeon would 3D print a prosthetic mask and a mouth implant that would allow him to speak and eat, without issue. Moger now is happily married and cancer free.
Dang there was no way to take out that tumor besides leaving a big hole ?
The hole looks just about big enough for a tumour the size of a tennis ball, I'm assuming the tumour had to be removed along with blood vessels and other attachment points for surrounding tissue. Without fresh blood flowing the leftover tissue would eventually rot, so it's probably safer to remove the whole chunk. (I'm Not medically trained just guessing)
