Words from our last custom silicone leg cover client:
“You are making miracles…Like, I’ve been wearing sweatpants every day since my accident. Now I can wear shorts and go to the beach.” “This is about as close as anyone is going to get to a real leg.”
After a sudden, life threatening illness, former NFL player of the Seattle Seahawks, and President of the NFLPA Northern California Chapter Douglas Hollie, not only spent four months in a coma but also lost the front of both of his feet. Thanks to the NFL Players Association Care Foundation, he was able to have two custom prosthetic partial feet…
Stefan Knauss, owner of Aesthetic Prosthetics and certified Prosthetist and lead Anaplastologist, was featured on a segment of KCAL News STEAM Series. Reporter Olga Ospina focuses on individuals and companies using science, technology, engineering, art and math. In this episode, Dr. Knauss is profiled showing the process and steps to creating realistic looking prostheses for individuals…
These are the prostheses of one our first and favorite clients! She takes impeccable care of her pieces. You can see over time that the silicone in the older pieces is breaking down and also observe sculptural changes as our techniques have improved over time. The average lifespan of our upper extremity pieces is 2-5…
The typical lifespan for the pieces we create is between two to five years. Much like shoes, different people wear through their pieces at varied paces. This client- pictured wearing his latest piece- wore his first prosthetic hand from us for a whopping twelve years! His original piece was still in relatively good condition. Though,…
Life is busy. Sometimes potential clients struggle to find the time to contact us about having a custom prosthesis made. A common catalyst for reaching out to us is a special event like a wedding, or holiday gathering. Many of our clients wear our pieces every day, while others prefer to keep them for a…
This client traveled to us from out of state. She had three highly realistic prosthetic fingers created as well as a utility hand. Having prostheses made isn’t just about restoring the look of the fingers she lost. These prostheses are about playing with the kids in her family and not feeling like she has to…