My 3D printed face...

Crash victim has pioneering surgery

- BY DAN WARBURTON

TECH His 3D printed face is an NHS first

MIRACLE man Dave Richards shows off the results of the UK's first 3D-printed 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.