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Skin Camouflage – An Underused Tool in Litigation
o you work with clients who have been scarred and who are now left with a permanent reminder of a traumatic event? Surgically,
they may be at the end of the road. Skin Camouflage is a very simple solution that can be highly effective for certain clients.
It has been shown to improve QoL scores and its aim is to assist the rehabilitation process and increase confidence. In addition, the cost of the products could
be added to a claim and can be fairly significant. And yet there is little awareness of its existence.
This short guide is intended as an introduction to the art of skin camouflage to arm you with the knowledge of when it may be worth recommending to your clients.
WHAT IS SKIN CAMOUFLAGE?
Skin Camouflage products are paramedical
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products whose purpose is rehabilitative rather than cosmetic. They have been designed specifically for scars and are:
Waterproof
Long-lasting (up to 16 hours’ continuous wear)
Highly pigmented
Designed for men and women of all ethnicities
Quick and easy to apply (generally around 10-15 minutes per application)
Skin Camouflage products can also be combined with silicone scar management products to assist the healing process and in fact improve the appearance of scars in a more permanent manner.
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WHEN CAN SKIN
CAMOUFLAGE BE USED?
In short: whenever there is any colouration or pigmentation visible.
Most commonly it is sought in road traffic accidents, accidents at work, public place injury and medical negligence cases.
Examples of the types of skin conditions that skin camouflage typically works well for are:
Accident scarring
Surgery scarring
Burns scarring (fire, liquid, electrical) Dog bite scars
Post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation Beauty treatments gone wrong
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