PMC4090978_01
Impression compound beading around the right auricle with blocked meatus
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F1
Impression compound (DPI Pinnacle; DPI, India) was used to make beading around the auricle for the confinement of the impression material [Figure 1].
Master cast of right auricle showing keloid on helix
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F2
The impression was poured in dental stone (Kalstone; Kalabhai Karson Pvt Ltd) with adequate land area to make the cast [Figure 2].
Custom-made pressure appliance with spring on the right ear helix
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F3
A custom-made pressure appliance was fabricated incorporating this loop in clear methyl methacrylate and characterization was done to make the appliance more esthetically acceptable and unnoticeable to others [Figure 3].
Post-excisional scar on the left ear helix
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The master cast for the left ear was obtained following the same procedure as that for lubrication, blocking, and impression of the right ear [Figure 4].
Prophylactic appliance on the scar on the left ear helix
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F5
Two pairs of 2 x 2 mm magnets (TT magnets, Mumbai, India) were incorporated in the acrylic resin with two similar poles of magnets in each half [Figures 5 and 6].
Two-part prophylactic appliance incorporating magnets
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F6
Two pairs of 2 x 2 mm magnets (TT magnets, Mumbai, India) were incorporated in the acrylic resin with two similar poles of magnets in each half [Figures 5 and 6].
Reduced and shrunken keloid on the right ear helix
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During follow-up, a 1 mm reduction in overall size of the right keloid was achieved after 3 months and the growth appeared shrunken in appearance [Figure 7].
Healed scar on the left ear helix
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No recurrence was observed in the left keloid scar [Figure 8].