User:Mgrundy2/sandbox/The Benefits of 3D Printing in the Medical Field

While 3D printing in the medical field is still considered a new technology, it has already paved the way to improve the lives of many Americans. Biotechnology allows medical professions to provide artificial organs, prosethic body parts, and personalized prescriptions. Contrary to popular belief, biotechnology is no more costly or time consuming than traditional organ transplantation. In fact, 3D printing allows medical professionals to spend more time with their patients and treating there illnesses, and less time spent in the lab. 3D printers are given specific instructions, reducing the man powder and energy required for traditional organ transplantation. Also, 3D printing has reduced the reliability of organ transplant lists and the waiting time that many patients spend. Instead of spending months on a kidney transplant list, losing money and time to dialysis and a loss in productivity, 3D printing gives patients a new lease on life in less time.