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Product Overview

• Permeability

As for traditional cast , you have to first wrap the affected area with cotton fabric and bind it with bandage , or tape it with tape or cast bandage. So , it causes itching and odor as you can not have contact with water , which causes great pain on patient’s part.

- HM CAST is made up of unique fabric , which is knitted with unique weaving , so it has a good air permeability , thus resulting in reduction of itching and odor. As a result , after you can take shower or bath it is naturally dried with air permeation and body temperature ( water repellency fabric)

• Wearing Procedure

As for traditional tape method , it requires a measure of expertise for wearing procedure. And despite such expertise , still there is a possibility of wound due to curved surface of skin.

- HM CAST is worn just like socks are worn . And due to its flexibility , it hardens according to the natural curves of skin so it causes no wound and feels comfortable.

• Permeability

As for plaster or glass fiber products , they hinder X-ray from permeating so it makes hard to verify the healing process of bones.

- HM CAST is made of cotton yarn so X-ray can easily permeates and helps easily verify detailed healing process of bones.

• Light weight

HM CAST is a lot lighter than existing products so it reduces discomfort of patients.

- HM CAST is worn just like socks are worn . And due to its flexibility , it hardens according to the natural curves of skin so it causes no wound and feels comfortable.

• Fashionable

- HM CAST is stocking-shaped product on which you can personally add patterns or select different colors of the products so you can have your own fashionable cast.

• Environmental

Traditional cast is made of glass fiber so it is hard to incinerate.

- HM CAST is poly type cotton yarn fabric so it is easy to incinerate.

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