If you've lost a finger through an injury or accident, how a custom prosthesis can help restore your hand, and what to expect.
Losing a finger in an accident, at work, in a vehicle, in the home, is sudden and often distressing. Once the immediate medical care is behind you and you have healed, you may want to restore the appearance of your hand. A custom silicone finger prosthesis is a common choice for people recovering from traumatic finger loss.
After a traumatic injury there may be a period of surgery, wound care and recovery. A prosthesis is something to consider once the residual finger has fully healed and settled, not during that recovery. The timing varies from person to person, and your treating clinician will guide it.
A custom silicone finger is individually made for your residual finger and colour-matched to your own skin, so the hand looks whole again. For many people recovering from an accident, this is as much about moving on emotionally as it is about appearance, regaining a hand that does not draw questions or glances, in daily life, at work, and in photographs.
If your finger loss happened at work or in circumstances covered by insurance or a compensation scheme, the cost of a prosthesis may be funded in part or full. Workplace injury schemes and accident insurance are worth investigating, and a clinician experienced in these devices can often advise on the routes that apply where you live.
A prosthesis restores appearance, and can offer light function and protection of a sensitive residual finger. It does not restore the full movement and sensation of the finger you lost. Knowing this in advance is part of a good outcome, and a clinician will be honest with you about what is achievable for your particular injury.
A registered clinician assesses your healed hand, takes an impression and measurements, matches your skin colour, and fits the finished, quality-checked device. You work with that clinician throughout; BioDigit makes the prosthesis and supplies them.
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