The case for skin camouflage in the management of upper limb scarring - A case series.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

For some people the appearance of their hands is as important as function. Upper limb scarring can cause some patients distress. Skin camouflage is an intervention that can be used to reduce the visual impact of a scar but there is limited published evidence for its use for hand scarring.

Methods

This is a case series study with a primary objective to determine whether skin camouflage reduces distress in patients with an upper limb scar and to evaluate this new service. Patients experiencing distress from an upper limb scar were recruited from a hand therapy outpatient clinic. The intervention delivered was a one hour skin camouflage session. Photographs of the upper limb pre and post skin camouflage intervention were taken. The patient-rated Michigan Hand Quest

SUBMITTER: Adamson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10584050 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature