Follow up Evaluation of Silicone and Acrylic Finger Prosthesis: A Comparison Case Report.

Background: The loss of a finger/fingers or any body part is the most distressing, psychologically crippling experience for a patient. Physical and mental rehabilitation and social (re) adjustment are required after a patient loses a body part in an accident or to tumor management. The only hope to rehabilitate such patients is to provide them with a cosmetic and functional prosthesis. Case Presentation: Two case reports are presented here, one prosthesis made with acrylic resin and another with Cosmosil silicone. The acrylic finger prosthesis case report presented here details the rehabilitation of three fingers severed in an accident and the silicone finger prosthesis case report details the rehabilitation of the right-hand index finger severed in an accident. Results: This case report review presents the follow-up satisfaction of both the patients regarding cosmetic appearance and longevity of the finger prosthesis. Conclusion: In this case, the authors found the acrylic resin prosthesis to be more satisfied after a year compared to the silicone prosthesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]