title: Manually adjustable conformer for socket reconstruction: a practical and simple method.
abstract: Loss of an eye can be a traumatic experience for a patient. The subsequent formation of scar tissue prevents the performance of daily function and, more important, is accompanied by social isolation. To ensure a permanent prosthesis, appropriate closure of the socket is proposed. A conformer is a good method to carry out such a closure. We propose a manually adjustable conformer for the socket reconstruction that is specially used for the first time for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: 1st Plastic and Reconstructive Department, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Afsin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kayiran
authors.forename: Suat S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cuzdan
authors.forename: Gurcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D010168:Palmitates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D014885:Waxes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax