14 DAY TRIAL // It's not fun to be left without an arm or a leg, or a hand or a foot, but there are other body parts you can lose and ruin your life in the process.
There is at least one possible accident or illness that can result in the degeneration or utter loss of an extremity.
In the case of noses, there are many ways, with some of the worst being cancer-like ailments.
There are prosthetic noses you can mount, but most of them tend to fall off at the slightest brush or gust of wind.
Zach Challies, a Victoria University School of Design master's student, decided it was time to create a prosthetic that didn't have that problem and, thus, didn't terrify people into staying at home due to sheer potential for embarrassment.
Some nose prosthetics can even injure the user if they're not taken off through the proper method.
The result was a 3D printed nose prosthetic and scaffold sold for less than $100 / €100, even though prosthetic systems of this type normally cost ten times that amount.
The key is to implant magnets into the patient's face in three areas. The scaffold is then fitted, and ready to connect to a prosthetic nose.
This also opens possibilities for 3D-printed sports noses or protection gear, with shorter profiles and alternate shapes.
To give a patient this sort of prosthetic attachment, they need to submit to a 3D scan of their face. Then a model is created and modified with the Rhino 5 plug-in for Grasshopper, after which the rest of the steps mentioned above are followed.