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Design process includes working with occupational therapists interdepartmentally to problem-solve and determine the best rehabilitation treatment in the form of customized pressure therapy garments for patients. As a garment technician, I measure patients, draft patterns, and construct custom therapy garments. Garments are then fit and revised to ensure the best fit possible for each individual patient’s needs.
The mannequin is wearing various garments that a burn patient may need to wear during the therapy process, including a vest, sleeve, shorts and anklet. The garments, sewn with industrial sergers and sewing machines, apply pressure to grafts and donor skin areas that will minimize scaring.
Material: stretch knits, elastics
