Suturing Pad or Wound Instructions
Suturing pad or wound
It is possible to make a silicone appliance that can be sutured and have the right look and feel. Most of the steps will be familiar to the Simple Wounds module [LINK], with the addition of one more thing.
Let’s start with a simple stitch pad
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- Find a small container with a flat bottom, or a flat surface such as a counter or table and use clay to create a barrier/fence that will become the stitch pad area.
- Optional: add a thin layer of clay to the surface where the silicone will be poured. This allows you to add texture to the clay, that will represent skin texture. Using a finger covered with gauze or a facecloth and dab the surface of the clay to create slight imperfection.
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- Pour a thin layer of silicone with the skin tone pigment of your choice.
- Next, cut a piece of fabric (either power-mesh or a thin cotton t-shirt) that will cover the whole surface of the silicone you just poured.
- Place the fabric on the cured silicone.
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- Then, prepare another batch of silicone, with the yellow pigmentation that will mimic adipose tissue, and pour it over the silicone and fabric. Using a toothpick, coffee stir stick or similar, you can move the fabric a bit if it dislodged during the silicone pour.
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- Repeat the last step, but with red coloured silicone or silicone with a red pigmentation to represent the muscle tissue.
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- Once all layers of silicone are cured, take the piece out of its container or mold.
- Cuts can now be made to the silicone pad and repaired using suturing thread or staples.
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- Power mesh or fabric can be added to other wound types using the same process: Silicone layer (cured), fabric, another silicone layer.