Face Masks..... Continued
Wil Haines
Description
Collection
Title:
Face Masks..... Continued
Creator:
Wil Haines
Date:
1/4/2011
Text:
Dear Colleagues and Guests:
Here is one more reply regarding face masks.
* One small FYi regarding burn masks since you brought it up. I have
fitted over 250 masks for burns and the procedure does not totally
immobilize the skin to keep the keloid down, maintain the integrity
shape and contour of the new grafts (depending on their thickness), or
to make surface contact to reduce contractures or to limit deformities.
Similar to Burn Pressure Garments the skin contact against the face or
neck comprises the basic three goals to control scar prevention. They
are first gentle continuous surface contact, second: massage (skin
lubricant 's are used to help the mask glide over the traumatized skin
surface when the patient is moving when talking or smiling, and the
third is the combination of both surface contact and massage working
together to soften the skin. My main point here is that the mask
contact is not so tight as to have continuous contact all the time. but
most times. I have also made many athletic protective masks using
Durr-Plex with a finished .070 or .065 thickness and had 5% with
hairline cracks which were replaced but most appeared when someone
stepped or sat on the mask when it was not being worn since it is clear
and not visible. You are definitely correct about the problems when
Uvex was first used. It was a special type of polycarbonate made for
Kodak and then the face mask was referred to as the Uvex Mask to treat
facial scarring; developed by Ms.Elizabeth Rivers,O.T. . The Uvex
material did bubble if the surrounding heat was not just right.
Best regards again.
Wil Haines, CPO
MaxCare Bionics
Avon, IN 46123
Here is one more reply regarding face masks.
* One small FYi regarding burn masks since you brought it up. I have
fitted over 250 masks for burns and the procedure does not totally
immobilize the skin to keep the keloid down, maintain the integrity
shape and contour of the new grafts (depending on their thickness), or
to make surface contact to reduce contractures or to limit deformities.
Similar to Burn Pressure Garments the skin contact against the face or
neck comprises the basic three goals to control scar prevention. They
are first gentle continuous surface contact, second: massage (skin
lubricant 's are used to help the mask glide over the traumatized skin
surface when the patient is moving when talking or smiling, and the
third is the combination of both surface contact and massage working
together to soften the skin. My main point here is that the mask
contact is not so tight as to have continuous contact all the time. but
most times. I have also made many athletic protective masks using
Durr-Plex with a finished .070 or .065 thickness and had 5% with
hairline cracks which were replaced but most appeared when someone
stepped or sat on the mask when it was not being worn since it is clear
and not visible. You are definitely correct about the problems when
Uvex was first used. It was a special type of polycarbonate made for
Kodak and then the face mask was referred to as the Uvex Mask to treat
facial scarring; developed by Ms.Elizabeth Rivers,O.T. . The Uvex
material did bubble if the surrounding heat was not just right.
Best regards again.
Wil Haines, CPO
MaxCare Bionics
Avon, IN 46123
Citation
Wil Haines, “Face Masks..... Continued,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232174.
