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.
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011312:Pressure
D002482:Cellulose; C014396:cellulose acetate-butyrate