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[[File:SWMC40_Bacta_mask.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Luke Skywalker wearing a bacta mask]]
{{Quote|The bacta are growing well. Those scars should be gone in a day or so.|2-1B removing Luke Skywalker's bacta mask|<ref name="MC40">[[Star Wars (1977) 40|''Star Wars'' (1977) 40]]</ref>}}
A '''bacta mask''' was a mask infused with [[Bacta/Legends|bacta]] that was used to heal facial injuries. One such device was used by [[2-1B/Legends|2-1B]] on [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] after he sustained a [[Wampa/Legends|wampa]] attack prior to the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]].<ref name="MC40" />

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:SWInsider_119_Bacta_mask.jpg|An image of the bacta mask from a deleted scene|thumb|right|250px]]
The bacta mask used to heal Luke Skywalker appeared in filmed but unused scenes from [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']].<ref name"SWI119">{{InsiderCite|119|The Empire Strikes Fact!}}</ref> Still photos from the scene have appeared in various places, and were the basis for the scene's inclusion in the [[Marvel Comics]]' adaptation of the film.<ref name="MC40" />

The term "bacta mask" was not officially used in ''[[Star Wars Legends]]'' sources until the [[2010]] article "[[The Empire Strikes Fact!]]"

==Appearances==
*{{Film|V}} {{Del}}
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' novel]] {{C|as "protective pad"}} {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 40|''Star Wars'' (1977) 40]]

==Sources==
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*{{InsiderCite|119|The Empire Strikes Fact!}} {{1stID|"bacta mask"}}
*''[[The Making of The Empire Strikes Back]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Bacta]]