Custom made pressure appliance for presurgical sustained compression of auricular keloid

Custom Made Pressure Appliance for Presurgical Sustained Compression of Auricular Keloid

Keloid is dermal lesion characterized by nodular fibroblastic proliferation, which is considered an aberration of wound healing process. It is believed to be the confused scar that does not know when to stop growing. Pressure therapy using clips or splints is widely used for the treatment of keloids; however, it is often very difficult to control the amount and direction of pressure applied. Am...

Magnet-retained Prophylactic Appliance for Post-excisional Pressure Therapy and Custom-made Acrylic Therapeutic Pressure Appliance for Auricular Keloid: A Clinical Report

Keloid is cutaneous lesion characterized by fibrous growth produced as a result of aberration in the healing process. Pressure therapy, in combination with other forms of therapy, is used for the management of keloids. Clips or stents are generally used for the therapy and prophylaxis. This report presents use of presurgical compression and prophylactic passive pressure therapy with acrylic app...

Surgical excision and contoured custom made splint to treat helical keloid

Helical keloids are difficult to treat as surgical excision requires effective compression of the operative scar to prevent recurrence while retaining the contour and elasticity of the helix. The authors fabricated a conforming custom made post-operative splint from a commonly used dental material. Splints could be fabricated in both pre-operative and post-operative stage.

Custom Made Mold Brachytherapy

Development of a custom-fit mouthstick appliance.

Quadriplegics rely on mouth-controlled devices to perform a variety of tasks and to establish some degree of self-sufficiency. The most functional mouthstick appliances have custom-fitted mouthpieces which are fabricated by dental professionals, and in some cases are cost-prohibitive. An inexpensive lightweight mouthstick which incorporates a new thermoplastic mouthpiece and can be custom-fitte...