Paul Tanner, CCA - Realistic Prostheses

02/12/2026

I'm moving into my new office and I found a failed attempt at a functional and aesthetic hand prosthesis for someone that lost all 5 fingers🤌 I think I made this 15 years ago!

My upper limb prosthetist friends will appreciate this! 😁

10/24/2025

Here's a fun case I was involved in!

06/27/2025

This prosthesis was sure fun to paint!

05/02/2025

Rudy's story made national news!

The story doesn't mention it but I made the lower lip/chin prosthesis.

Rudy Noorlander discusses the 2023 moment in 2023 when a grizzly bear charged him in Montana.

04/26/2025

Have you ever met a survivor of a grizzly bear attack? I did! I played a small role in his recovery.

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03/02/2025

10/12/2024

Most people glue on their prosthesis in the morning and then remove it at night because it's not very comfortable to sleep on.

You can also use implants with magnets or a bar/clip system. A few years ago, I came up with an o-ring system. It has turned out to be the preferred method for implants!

05/09/2024

I may be a bit too worried about eye safety because I hear the craziest stories about eye trauma. It's amazing what people go through!

05/09/2024

I had an interesting comment from this retired nurse. She received his first prosthesis after her eye was removed to alleviate her pain (she's free from pain now). She said "you know how people have phantom sensations? Well it almost feels like I have double vision again. I know I don't but it just feels like I can see out of both eyes."

It's pretty amazing how healing a prosthesis can be psychologically. It's also fascinating that it happened so quickly.

10/28/2023

When I make an eye prosthesis, I check different expressions. So much of making a prosthesis is in the comfort and altering the shape to change the eyelids. I try my best to get the eyelids to match while gazing, resting, and smiling. It's an important step that other ocularists skip for a few reasons.

10/26/2023

I had to redo this one a few times to get it looking just right!