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A splint for nonsurgical correction of cryptotia

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A method for making an apparatus for nonsurgical correction of cryptotia from a paper clip and the tube of a scalp vein puncture needle is described. These materials can be found in any clinic or hospital and are easy to process without complex tools.

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  1. Hirose T, Tomono T, Matsuo K, Katohda S, Takahashi N, Iwasawa M, Satoh R (1985) Cryptotia—our classification on and treatment. Br J Plast Surg 38:352–360

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  1. Unit of Plastic Surgery, Shinshu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Asahi, 390, Matsumoto, Japan

    K. Matsuo & T. Hirose

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Matsuo, K., Hirose, T. A splint for nonsurgical correction of cryptotia. Eur. J. Plast. Surg. 12, 186–187 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02892690

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