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Medical illustrator airbrushes face prosthetic


59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, airbrushes a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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