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Dianceht is a company that makes individual sculpting for high quality custom prostheses for amputee parts of the body such as fingers, hands, arms, earlobe, feet, legs, and noses. And our objetive is and always will be high quality and innovation of our products.
 
In Celtic Mythology, some of the Tuath Druids had special powers,--as the gift of knowledge in Fionn; a drink, too, given from his hands would heal any wound, or cure any disease. Angus had the power of travelling on the wings of the cool east wind. Credne, the Tuath smith, made a silver hand for Nuadhat, which was properly fitted on his wrist by Dianceht, the Irish Æsculapius. To complete the operation, Miach, son of Dianceht, took the hand and infused feeling and motion in every joint and vein, as if it were a natural hand. It is right to observe, however, that, according to Cormac's Glossary, Dianceht meant "The god of curing." (From "Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions" by James Bonwick, 1894)
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What is an aesthetic prosthesis and what is its function?
Aesthetic prosthesis are plastic sculptures that simulate parts of the body; they cover up the missing part and obtain aesthetic balance. This aids the person in integrating himself within his social, family and working environment.
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What are they made of?
The prosthesis are made of elastomers from the siloxane family. These materials are based on silicon chains, instead of carbon chains as other plastics, which cause the siloxane not to dissolve in conventional organic solvents, such as acetones, alcohol, gasoline, grease, etc. Besides, not containing carbon in its structure makes them very resistant to high temperatures. This material has outstanding elastic properties and excellent breaking resistance, as well.
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How are they held to the body?
The prosthesis can be held in several ways and it will probably vary from one case to another. The most frequent way is suction: when placing the prosthesis over the stump a light vacuum is formed between the plastic and the skin, keeping the prosthesis in place, without fear of loosening during daily use or when shaking hands with someone else.
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Can aesthetic prosthesis be functional?
The person using the prosthesis must feel comfortable with it and look well to others, that way he will be able to adapt himself properly to his social, working and family environment. Nonetheless,
besides the aesthetics, we also focus on gaining any of the functions by inserting mechanisms that articulate phalanx in a hand or finger and that allow the person to do simple tasks.
The following image shows one of the mechanisms used to articulate phalanx in a hand; these mechanisms are made according to the requirements and measurements of each individual and they are made from very hard but very ligth material such as Titanium, Nitinol, Carbon fiber, and Acetal.
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Will the prosthesis be noticed?
Dianceht’s aesthetic prosthesis achieve a high degree of similarity to the real appearance in skin tone, texture, freckles, spots and nails because it is custom made for each person. The union of the prosthesis to the body is made in such a way it is not noticed.
  
(Double click with mouse to see the image of a finger prosthesis in detail)
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How long does it take to make them?
Manufacturing an aesthetic prosthesis requires many working hours since it is a hand made job and each case has its own unique circumstances, which makes it difficult to standardize delivery times. We can mention as an example, for a finger thimble for a distal phalanx, 90 days are required, approximately; 8 months for a fully articulated arm.
What care do they need?
Prosthesis are very resistant, but in order to increase their useful life certain recommendations must be followed:
Stay away or be extremely careful when using sharp or cutting tools or material, such as knives or paper sheets. Siloxane is very similar to skin; whatever can cut skin, undoubtedly can cut the prosthesis.
Do not expose the prosthesis to temperatures higher than 400º Farenhait
Silanes have excellent elastic properties, buy do not over elongate. Remember that even steel can break if enough tension is applied.
Taking care of the prosthesis the same way you do any other part of your body will ensure a long life.
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