I have a young female patient, very concerned about the cosmesis of her BE myo prosthesis. She is a school teacher and mother of 2 very young children. She is an active user of her myo prosthesis during the day. I had a custom fabricated silicone glove made with acrylic fingernails. The patient is very happy with the cosmesis, and the ability to have the acrylic nails. The problem has been that the thumb nail keeps falling off. I have retunred the glove to the manufactureer to have the nail re-attached. The nail fell off after one wek of use. In my office, I have attempted to re-attach with silicone adhesive, epoxy, and super glue ( all per the manufacturer’s suggestions). None of these have worked because the bonding agent is not adhering to the base of the nail bed which is the silicone glove itself. I am hoping someone has suggestion for how I could better prepare the silicone base, so an adhesive will work better. All the options tried so far work for a few days, then fail. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John Mooney, CPO
