OtherProsthetics and orthotics international2019

Manual fabrication of a specialized transparent facial pressure mask: A technical note.

Carlo Colla, Sander B Kant, Eric Van den Kerckhove, René Rwj Van der Hulst, Andrzej A Piatkowski de Grzymala

PMID 30632878

WHAT IT FOUND

This technical note describes how to manually fabricate a transparent facial pressure mask for treating hypertrophic scars.

It details the molding and fitting process but reports no patient outcomes or evidence of effectiveness.

What this paper is

This is a technical note describing the step-by-step fabrication process for a transparent facial pressure mask used to treat hypertrophic scars. It reports no patient outcomes, no efficacy data, and no results from a clinical trial, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.

Declared interests

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest and received no financial support.

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    Carlo Colla, Sander B Kant, Eric Van den Kerckhove, et al. Manual fabrication of a specialized transparent facial pressure mask: A technical note. Prosthetics and orthotics international. 2019.

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