Mr Sugar and Mr Evans worked with PDR's Sean Peel and Ffion O'Malley to plan the complex surgery, which will involve repositioning the patient's facial bones.
They worked from a CT scan that allowed them to create a mirror image of the unaffected side of the patient's face.
From this they designed guides to cut and position the bones with pinpoint accuracy, as well as implants tailor-made for the patient.
The guides and implants are being produced from medical-grade titanium in Belgium.
Mr Evans added: "We have done everything up the point of surgery. The concept of the operation has been virtually designed and we hope to do the work very soon.
"The patient's facial symmetry will be restored so he should be back to normal as far as his facial looks are concerned."
英国斯旺西的外科医生正在用3D打印技术来修复一个病人的脸部,该患者的脸在一次摩托车事故中受创。
他们利用CT扫描的影像来设计移植物,该移植物是通过3D打印机用钛合金打印的。
此项开创性的工作是由莫里斯顿医院颌面外科医生艾德里安·休格领导的。
在进行手术之前,它在伦敦科学博物馆的一个展览会上亮相了。
已经有案例将定制的钛合金移植物应用于矫正出生时或出生后不久形成的先天性不足。
但是,此次手术被认为受伤后修复手术的先例。
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