Healing TouchPressure Garments For Burn Patients

Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you. I Peter 5:7 

1 Doherty Street, JosOffice- 08065520548 

1 Doherty Street, JosOffice- 08065520548

Don’t let your burn turn into a scar

What are pressure garments?

Pressure garments are tight fitting elastic garments (shirts, trousers, gloves, face mask) that are worn to put pressure on the skin layers after a burn has healed to prevent or reduce scarring.

In a burn, the top layer of skin is gone so it is not able to put pressure on the skin below, as it would in healthy skin.

Without pressure on the skin, very thick and stiff scarring, called hypertrophic scarring, can form after a burn. This type of scarring can limit movement and be very unsightly.

Why do you need a pressure garment?

What do pressure garments do for scars?

The pressure from the garment helps to prevent scars from forming or helps to flatten out scars that have already began to develop.

The garments help to reduce itching of the skin as it heals.

They also provide good sun protection as the healed skin will sunburn easily.

What are the different types of garments ?

ShirtsVests

Trousers

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Foot socks

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Chin strap

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Face mask

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Arm sleeveGlove

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Other conditions that pressure garments can help.

Varicose veins

Lymphadema (swelling)

Skin grafts

How long do you have to wear the garments?

The garments are to be worn 23 hours a day. They are removed to bathe and put lotion on the skin and then the garment is reapplied.

The patient will wear the garment up to a year or more until the scar has flattened and is no longer maturing.

Case Study 1

Patient is a 25 year old male who was injured in January 2010 when a petrol bomb exploded in a building he was standing beside. He sustained burns on both arms and hands, his face, and minor burns on one leg. He was treated at a hospital in Jos and released one month later. He came for outpatient treatment in June. When he arrived, he already had developed hypertrophic scarring on both arms and hands. He had a contracture of the right elbow and had difficulty with movements of both wrist and hands.

His treatment consisted of range of motion exercises for both arms and hands, scar massage, and pressure garments. He has worn the garments for ten months and has had reduction of the scarring on both arms and hands. He is still wearing the garments at this time.

BEFORE AFTER

Case Study 1

Case Study 2

Patient is a 40 year old man who works for Nesco. He was electrocuted while working on a power line. He was brought to the hospital immediately for treatment. He sustained severe burns to the back of his left shoulder and back of his head. He lost portions of his shoulder muscles as the wound was all the way down to the lung tissue. He spent about five months in the hospital before discharged.

His treatment consisted of range of motion exercises for the left shoulder, scar massage, and a pressure garment when the wound healed. He wore the garment for one year and it helped reduce thick scars from forming and made the skin flatten out.

BEFORE AFTER

Case Study 2

What scars benefit from pressure garments?

Where can pressure garments be purchased?

We have two tailors trained in making pressure garments.

They are located at Gidan Bege (House of Hope).

Fill out a consult with the diagnosis and request for a pressure garment.

Pressure Garment Price List

Garment Price

Shirt N 2000

Arm Sleeve N 1000

Half Glove N 500

Full Glove N 750

Short Knickers N 1000

Trousers N 2000

Foot Sock N 1000

Face Mask N 1000