Preoperative planning in plastic and reconstructive surgery relies heavily on modern imaging tools. Unfortunately, the capabilities of 2D workstations restrict the use of conventional modalities such as 3D reconstructions. Printing three-dimensional objects layer by layer from a computer-aided design (CAD) was traditionally the purview of industry. Medical imaging is being employed to guide the 3D printing of models that clinicians can handle and manipulate to better understand the anatomical relationship between different body parts. Researchers are able to produce 3D models employing a variety of 3D-printing methods, including stereolithography, multijet modeling, selective laser sintering, binder jet approach, and fused deposition modeling. There is debate among medical professionals as to whether or not the benefits outweigh the costs of continuing to utilize the technique. While several important patents related to 3D printing have expired over the past decade, the price and footprint of these machines have shrunk dramatically. Advances in diagnostic imaging and accessible 3D software have made it possible to build anatomical structures and implants in 3D on a computer without resorting to outsourcing. These innovations hold a great deal of potential for bringing 3D printing to the bedside for usage in a variety of healthcare settings. Here the investigator takes a look at the many ways in which 3D printing is currently being utilized in plastic surgery, from improving the aesthetic outcomes of craniofacial implant surgery to making facial transplantation templates. Designers also address how 3D printing may help in preoperative planning, the development of intraoperative guidance aids, the teaching of patients and surgical trainees, and the development of patient-specific prostheses, all of which can be done in the comfort of an organizational setting.