Research advances breast reconstruction
Breast reconstruction surgery will become both safer and more realistic thanks to a study led by Brisbane researchers. They recently conducted a research project in collaboration with engineers and surgeons in Singapore and Germany, which used computer aided design (CAD) to produce moulds accurately modelled on a laser scan of a patient’s healthy breast. Surgeons then successfully used the moulds during three tissue reconstruction operations.
Prof Dietmar W. Hutmacher, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, QUT
