Anaplastology (Gk. ana-again, anew, upon plastos-something made, formed, molded logy-the study of) is a branch of medicine dealing with the prosthetic rehabilitation of an absent, disfigured or malformed anatomically critical location of the face or body. The term anaplastology was coined by Walter G. Spohn and is used worldwide.
An anaplastologist (also known as a maxillofacial prosthetist and technologist in the United Kingdom) is an individual who has the knowledge and skill set to provide the service of customizing a facial (craniofacial prosthesis), ocular or somatic prosthesis. In locations around the world that facial, ocular and somatic prostheses are not readily available, a dentist who specializes in maxillofacial prosthetics (prosthodontics), or a dental technician or an ocularist, may also be titled an anaplastologist. In urban or more developed locations, an individual referred to as an anaplastologist is one who solely works with facial, ocular or somatic prostheses. In such a setting, the anaplastologist sometimes collaborates with prosthodontists and ocularists.
Certification in the field of anaplastology is provided by the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA). Professionals certified by the BCCA are designated as Certified Clinical Anaplastologists and denote their credential with the CCA title.
In the Battle of the Somme, an estimated 4,000,000 shots were fired, causing 20,000 facial injuries.[1] Individuals whose injuries were unable to be treated with plastic surgery or reconstructive surgery techniques available to them at the time were given the option of wearing customized pieces to restore the natural appearance of their face. These pieces were crafted by sculptors. A notable sculptor who created prosthetic pieces for victims of war was Anna Coleman Ladd, a member of the Red Cross who made casts of her patients' faces and then, by hand, would create pieces out of galvanized copper, tin foil, and human hair for them to wear.[2][3] Ladd's pieces were secured with bands around the head, which were often concealed by false eyeglasses.
In the 2010 television show Boardwalk Empire, the character Richard Harrow wears a tin mask with glasses to hide the disfigurement of his face he endured during his service as a soldier in World War I.
Referencesedit
^The Armies of Industry: Our Nation's Manufacture of Munitions for a World in Arms, 1917-1918
^Vox (2018-11-08), The facial prosthetics of World War I, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2018-11-19
^"Faces of War". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
^"The Libertine | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
External linksedit
International Anaplastology Association
Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology 2019-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
October 29, 2023
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