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How to reconstruct a face

Season 1, Ep. 1178

3D printing technology is used to re-construct the faces of injured Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.


Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore


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