Case Reports
Roshni Lalwani, Surendra Agraw
Abstract
Hand is a body part which is of major significance for communication, body language and social contact along with its fundamental function of grasping and feeling. Finger and partial finger amputations are some of the most frequently encountered forms of partial hand loss in India which causes devastating physical, psychosocial and economic damage to an individual. Rehabilitation of amputed finger is of utmost importance and the first choice is micro vascular reconstruction. But when it is contraindicated, unavailable, unsuccessful or unaffordable, the prosthetic rehabilitation is an alternative for improving the psychological status of an individual. Silicone finger prosthesis with modern prosthetic designs, fabricated with immense care, can be life-like and can assist the amputee in returning to society socially as well as psychologically. This case report presents the fabrication of custom-made silicone finger prosthesis along with acrylic resin custom made nail in an attempt to avoid costly procedures and provide best possible esthetic results.