Medicine's new "Organ Shop"

With the advancement of technology came many developments in how we do things. But nothing can was ground breaking like the 3D printing technology. In medicine it's referred to as Bioprinting and it rewrote the books on what can be done and cannot be done in medicine.

Organ transplants are common but there was always a limit to what can be restored. This was due to the availability of organs and some organs just cannot be transplanted. But now the organs can be "printed" and even little blood vessels can be made. Here's a taste of Bioprinting:

Printed replica of an ear

Source: http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/article_image_big/public/images/2013/07/PSC0813_GB_090_0.jpg?itok=yUnJNNCy

Blood vessels being printed

Source: http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/article_image_big/public/images/2013/07/PSC0813_GB_092_0.jpg?itok=hBDR473N

A lot of people suffer from burns every year and most of they usually are not able to restore their burnt skin to its original state. But 3D printing promises to change that.

Skin grafting using 3D printing

Source: http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/article_image_big/public/images/2013/07/PSC0813_GB_094_0.jpg?itok=5eqgBiSG

At the current rate of developments thanks to Bioprinting, the healthcare system will not be the same as we know it today.