A brief history of Walter's contribution to establishing the field of anaplastology as a clinical speciality within the modern healthcare system A true testament of the American dream and the metrics of success was the founder of Anaplastology himself, and to whom we accredit our foundation, Walter Spohn. Born in Reutlingen, Germany, Spohn immigrated to the US in 1928. Prior to being drafted in 1941, Walter was a baker. He wanted to go to dental school but was then chosen for

How is a prosthesis made? In general, facial and somatic (body) prostheses are created by reproducing a three-dimensional model of the absent anatomy by one or a combination of methods, such as traditional sculpting, virtual sculpting, computer-aided design, and generating a 3D-printed prototype. Careful observation is used to reproduce accurate anatomical form and surface textures. The anaplastologist also employs color matching techniques to mimic those found in the patient