The Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis (TLSO), also called a Boston Brace, is the most common variety of scoliosis brace. It is used to treat curves in the lumbar or thoraco-lumbar spine. The brace is custom-molded from plastic to fit the childâs body.
For other uses, see Sloughing (disambiguation). Sloughing (pronounced sluffing) in biology refers to the act of shedding or casting off dead tissue, such as cells of the endometrium, shed during menstruation, or the shedding of skin in amphibians. Skin sloughing is the process of shedding dead surface cells from the skin.
Dry scaly skin can be differentiated from flaky skin in that flaky skin is a shedding of thin, delicate pieces of dead, dried skin, which are so thin that they appear white and almost like a fine dusting of snow. In contrast, scales are thickened, raised areas that are rough and firm to the touch.