article_snippet.sent: The molds allowed Plastic surgeon-in-chief Dr. John Meara of Boston Children's Hospital and the other surgeons to see what possible problems could arise with certain methods.
article_snippet.sent: The molds also gave the doctors a fuller picture of what The molds were working with - one that was even better than what The molds'd be able to see during her October 2014 operation.
article_snippet.sent: Plastic surgeon-in-chief Dr. John Meara of Boston Children's Hospital used The molds during the almost seven-hour surgery, and referenced The molds when the doctors tried to find solutions for a complication, according to ABC News.
article_snippet.sent: spent months preparing for Violet's surgery with molds of Violet skull that were made using a 3D printer .
highlights_snippet.sent: Plastic surgeon made five different molds of Violet's skull using 3D printer .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Allowed Plastic surgeon to plan the cuts and incisions Plastic surgeon needed to make and helped Plastic surgeon find solutions to problems during surgery .