This young woman enjoys expressing her artistic side through clothing. Her self confidence was hampered by a serious injury to her arm and partial hand loss. With her new prosthesis, she is able to turn the focus back to her style, her art and the things that characterize her.
This client traveled to us from out of state. She had three highly realistic prosthetic fingers created as well as a utility hand. Having prostheses made isn’t just about restoring the look of the fingers she lost. These prostheses are about playing with the kids in her family and not feeling like she has to…
Stefan Knauss is co-owner and co-founder of Aesthetic Prosthetics. He grew up locally in Altadena, CA and first showed interest in the field of prosthetics as a high school senior. He designed and built a prosthetic hand out of wood, string and medal and his work earned 4th place in a scholarship competition. Stefan has…
As we’ve mentioned, we have an international reach. We are located in Pasadena, California and the majority of our clients live in the Southern California area. However, it is not uncommon for people to travel from much further for our services. The red pin on the map represents our office. The black pins show the…
In the world of prosthetics, highly realistic work is not the standard of care. There are only approximately 150 people actively working in the field of Anaplastology worldwide. We are fortunate serve people locally, from other states and even from other countries. This partial hand client traveled from a coastal community in Africa to our…
The types of amputations we see vary as greatly as our clients’ personalities. Each person has their own expectations for the appearance, functionality and primary purpose of their prosthesis. This client’s needs meant we ended the prosthesis at an unconventional point in the middle of their knuckle. The results were outstanding and exactly what we…
It is a rare privilege to be able to share one of our clients faces. After all, many of our clients seek out our work to avoid drawing attention to their differences. When this client suffered an amputation to her right pinky finger, she was determined to find purpose in her loss. She has shared…