The<unk>  (AS) is easy to fit and remove, self-retaining, lightweight and easy to camouflage due to its transparency. The AS is made from ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), which is inert and non-toxic, non-absorbent, sufficiently elastic to allow it to fitted and removed but sufficiently rigid to avoid breakage. The concept was first presented at the 2nd Congress of the International Society for<unk>  Reconstruction in Beijing, China in September 2017 and published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery the following year. The first stage involves taking an impression of the reconstructed auricle with Soft Putty Elastomer, which is cast in dental stone to make a model of the reconstructed auricle. The splint is made by thermoforming a 4mm sheet of transparent ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) over the stone model. The edges of the splint are trimmed and polished using the outline on the model as a guide. The splint has been found to maintain<unk>  projection and other key dimensions up to the six-month post-operative follow-up.
Auricular splint
Scleral buckle
Spica splint
Military brace
Boston brace
Vacuum splint
Traction splint
Back brace