RECOVERY. The hand or wrist will be placed in a splint to protect the surgical work. Sutures are removed in the office at 2 weeks. Once the tissues are healed between 4-6 weeks, the splints are removed and motion rehabilitation is started to overcome the stiffness that has set in.
Steps. 1  1. Thoroughly wash the apple with water. 2  2. Peel the apple. 3  3. Core the apple.  4. Soak the apple in a mixture of lemon juice and salt (1 cup of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of salt) for about 15-30 1  minutes. 5. Carve the face as desired, exaggerating the features.  6. Dip your finished face in the lemon juice mixture again. 7. Place the apple in a food dehydrator or in a warm, dry, well ventilated place. You can insert a wire into the apple to hang it, pierce the center with a long skewer and put it in a vase, or place it on a rack.
Just don't forget to dry the knife right after you use it because it does get rusty easily. One more important tip! Preparing a bowl of salt water ( 1 cup of water with 1 tea spoon of salt) when you want to carve apples. Dipping the apple in salt water for a few seconds will prevent it from turning yellow. You should do that even during the half why through your carving process! Don't worry....your apple won't taste salty.