Many of our clients suffer injuries at work that force them to pursue a new career. After loosing four fingers on his right hand on the job, this client is planning to go back to college. Going back to school as an older student is hard enough without having to field questions from classmates and teachers about an amputation. With his new custom partial-hand prosthesis, this client can return to school keeping his privacy intact and focus on his studies.
We’ve had the pleasure of making this client two realistic prosthetic partial hands since 2010. As a carpenter, he has realized over time that he no longer needs a realistic hand under his glove while at work. This time, he requested we make him a custom sculpted utility hand from High Consistency Rubber (HCR). HCR…
A common question we get about our upper extremity prosthetics is, “Do the fingers move?” While we do create covers for myo-electric prosthetic hands, many people actually prefer a “passive” realistic prosthetic that remains in a compliant, natural position. When a client has a sound hand, they will use it to grasp smaller items. They…
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…
This prosthetic nose tip weighs less than a gram. Although very small, it covers a permanent scar and restores lost form from an injury in the center of this client’s face. In spite of its small size, pieces like this can make a large difference in a person’s social confidence.
This client lost her left great toenail as a child resulting in a shortened toe that made her feel self conscious in some shoes. She also had nerve discomfort when the scar was touched. Usually we make our prosthetic nails out of acrylic, which allows the nails to be painted. In this case, there was…
Having a prosthesis made can bring up a full range of emotions throughout the process. We welcome and encourage our clients to bring close family or friends to their appointments. We are so thankful for this client and her very enthusiastic family member who came to each appointment providing positive emotional support as well as…