Rehabilitation management of the burn patient.
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E A Rivers
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A rigid transparent face mask for control of scar hypertrophy.
A rigid transparent face mask of cellulose acetate butyrate was developed for the control of scar hypertrophy in the burned face. Excellent patient acceptance has been found in a six-year series of 97 patients. Use of the device for at least twenty hours a day for an average of one and a half years per patient has enabled preservation of normal facial contours.
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The transparent face mask.
Fabrication of an accurate transparent mask for total contact pressure to the healed burned face proved helpful in controlling scarring. Wearing the mask for 20 hours daily, secured by elastic straps giving 35-mmHG pressure to the scar, can prevent the original facial contours from being distorted by contracting scar tissue.
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