My 3D printed face...

Crash victim has pioneering surgery

- BY DAN WARBURTON

His 3D printed face is an NHS first

MIRACLE man Dave Richards shows off the results of the first NHS 3D face after losing half his own in a drink-driving smash.

The grandfather-of-four, 75, was out cycling when a drunk driver on his phone ploughed into him.

He suffered damage to his back and pelvis and broke multiple ribs on one side of his body. Dave also received full thickness burns to the side of his face including his eye, nose and part of his neck.

But he has now received a 3D prosthesis from an NHS clinic that fits the space on his face and mimics his hair colour, eye colour and skin.