Viscoelastic Properties of Human Facial Skin and Comparisons with Facial Prosthetic Elastomers

• Published in: Materials Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 2023
• Main Authors: Beatty, Mark W., Wee, Alvin G., Marx, David B., Ridgway, Lauren, Simetich, Bobby, De Sousa, Thiago Carvalho, Vakilzadian, Kevin, Schulte, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Biomechanics; Body fat; Clustering; Collagen; Comparative analysis; Connective tissue; Deformation; Deformities; Elastic deformation; Elastomers; Face; Gender; Human subjects; Hypotheses; Mechanical properties; Physiological aspects; Prostheses; Skin; Stiffness; Suction; Viscoelasticity; United States; United States > US; face; skin aging; viscoelastic substances; elasticity; siloxanes; maxillofacial prosthesis

Prosthesis discomfort and a lack of skin-like quality is a source of patient dissatisfaction with facial prostheses. To engineer skin-like replacements, knowledge of the differences between facial skin properties and those for prosthetic materials is essential. This project measured six viscoelastic...