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If you laminate your photos using heat, the heat will ruin them because the pictures are often printed on thermal paper. Buy a pack of self-laminating pages from an office store, big-box store, or online. These are heatless and won't ruin the photos. To use the self-adhesive laminating sheets, all you have to do is peel off the backing and position your picture in between both sheets. Make sure you go slowly and press out any air bubbles. Start at a corner of the photo when flattening the sheets together to help prevent wrinkles. Use scissors to cut out your photo once it's laminated. While they may still fade a little due to light exposure, air particles and the oils from your fingers will cause the ultrasound photos to deteriorate faster. Place the photos in a picture frame with the back securely fastened to help preserve them. You can purchase picture frames designed specifically for ultrasound photos online. These frames don't protect the pictures any differently from other frames, but they are designed to be the same size as the ultrasound photos and have special wording or illustrations on them. Archival-type scrapbooks are great for storing ultrasound photos the high-quality paper helps protect the pictures and you can decorate the pages however you'd like. Just make sure your scrapbook is lignin-free, acid-free, and PVC-free. Lignin is a chemical compound found in wood, and PVC is a type of plastic, both of which eventually break down and release acids. When you're creating the scrapbook, use photo corner squares to keep the pictures in place and prevent them from being damaged.
Laminate the ultrasound photos using a heatless laminate to protect them. Place the photos in frames to prevent air and oils from touching them. Put the photos in an acid-free photo album if you want them in a scrapbook.