Attachment methods
Method 1: Medical Adhesive
t2 prostheses work with adhesives because they are
- Soft and flexible, they squish and bend easily. The internal parts move individually in the lubricated skin, allowing you to move freely without pushing against the glue bond.
- Attached with the u-plate designed for air circulation (cooling and evaporation), and for the prosthesis to shift without pushing the attachment plate from your body.
- Lightweight
- Made from professional medical use silicones, and no additives that stop the bond.
It's likely that adhesive will work for you even if it didn’t work with other prostheses you might have tried. Some prostheses are made with materials which aren't compatible with adhesive. Other prosthesis are simply too stiff and hard to allow for adhesion once you move.
The original attachment plate for adhesive method, is used by many prosthesis makers.
I learned it from a prosthesis I tested in the 90's. The basic idea remains the same. Mainly, I refined the prosthesis around the plate to increase adhesion and comfort.
For information on adhesives, see Adhesives
Method 2: The Band
This you set up once, and the prosthesis stays in place for several months.
The waistband passes through the top of the prosthesis and sits on your waist.
The leg-band attaches to the back of the scrotum, extends around the bottom of each butt cheek, up each hip, and then each side is connected to the waistband.
(It’s adjustable: firmer hold for sport, for sex. Looser for sleeping or hot humid days. It's reliable, safe, relatively subtle, and really easy to set up.
The original idea is from the guy who convinced me to look into adhesive going gooey when in contact with some people's skin.
The band elastic is a soft, thin, translucent, swim (water, chlorine, salt and sweat) safe, very durable elastic which does not tug on body hairs or chafe skin.
The elastic is normally sold for sewing bathing suits/swimwear. It's flat and 8mm wide when unstretched.
The Band+ elastics or + dental floss or string
Two small elastic bands, or a bit of dental floss can be used to hold the prosthesis tight against the pelvis.
The hair elastics or dental floss is connected to the band, the prosthesis, and a small bit of pubic hair.
Once connected, you adjust a band+ every few days -to few weeks.
This doesn't work well with very soft hair, and takes a bit of time to learn how to set up.
Detailed instructions are linked to the handbook that comes with the prosthesis, and you can always contact me with questions.
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