Healing a broken bone

[thyme4change]

Imagine how antiquated some of the medical care we received as kids will look in a few years.  

www.good.is/posts/a-custom-3d-printed-cast-that-looks-like-an-exoskeleton?utm_medium=social&utm_source=fbwall&utm_campaign=wall

This cast looks so good you might not mind breaking your arm. Unlike bulky plaster casts, this 3D-printed version is thin enough to go under clothing, it's waterproof, breathable, lightweight, and can be fully recycled when it's eventually taken off. Right now, the design is just a concept, but as long as it's strong enough to truly protect healing bones, it seems like a brilliant idea.

[Malarky]

I wish there had been something like that available when DS spent 4 months with a leg cast nearly to his hip.  The skin did not look pretty when it came off. 

[thyme4change]

I just found a different article on it.  It was designed by a guy named "Jake Evil" - LOL.  Good thing he isn't a doctor!  We can call it "The Evil Cast."

[alabamagal]

I miss the old plaster casts, because you could get your friends to sign them!  With my kids, it was the casts in fashion colors.

That looks pretty cool!

[NancysSummerSip]

That looks awesome! Imagine the tan lines you get from it!!!!!!!!

Medical technology is amazing. I am having cornea transplants next month. Incredible that my surgeon is ordering what will essentially be new eyes, after 50 years of glasses. I'm all for natural healing and anything the Earth produces that can help us fix what ails us, but sometimes, you've gotta hand it to technology.