3D Printing for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management: A Narrative Review of Emerging Applications
Abstract
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common benign gynecological disorder that substantially affects quality of life, particularly in aging female populations. Current management strategies, including standardized vaginal pessaries and synthetic surgical meshes, are often limited by poor anatomical adaptability, mechanical mismatch with native pelvic tissues, and long-term safety concerns. These limitations have driven increasing interest in personalized and biomechanically compatible therapeutic solutions. Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has emerged as a promising bioengineering technology to address these unmet clinical needs. By enabling layer-by-layer fabrication directly from digital models, 3D printing allows for precise control over device geometry, mechanical properties, and material composition, facilitating patient-specific design. This narrative review summarizes recent progress in 3D printing for POP management across three major application domains: (i) next-generation meshes based on biodegradable polymers, elastomeric materials, natural biomaterials, and hydrogel systems; (ii) customized vaginal pessaries tailored to individual pelvic anatomy using imaging-assisted workflows; and (iii) imaging-based pelvic models and prototype devices for surgical planning, education, and exploratory assessment. Overall, existing studies demonstrate that 3D printing enables improved biomechanical compatibility, enhanced tissue integration,…
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