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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Narrator:
GAS BARBECUES
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WERE INVENTED IN THE 1960s
BY AN ARKANSAS GAS COMPANY.
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THEY REDESIGNED A CHARCOAL GRILL
TO RUN ON BOTTLED PROPANE.
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PEOPLE WERE DRAWN
TO THE INSTANT FLAME,
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AND THE GAS BARBECUE
BECAME A HOT COMMODITY.
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GAS BARBECUES RUN FROM BASIC
TO EXTREMELY HIGH-END.
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THERE'S NO FUSSING
WITH CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES.
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YOU JUST
PRESS THE STARTER BUTTON
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AND ADJUST THE FLAME
TO THE DESIRED INTENSITY.
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THEN CLOSE THE LID,
AND YOU'RE COOKING WITH GAS.
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MAKING A GAS BARBECUE
BEGINS WITH A LASER.
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IT CUTS HOLES FOR SCREWS, KNOBS,
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AND PIPING INTO A SHEET
OF HIGH-GAUGE STEEL.
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IT WILL TAKE
APPROXIMATELY 50 STEEL SHEETS
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TO MAKE THE ENTIRE GAS BARBECUE.
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THIS SHEET WILL BE USED
FOR THE GRILL'S FRONT HOOD.
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COMPUTERIZED TOOLS
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PUNCH OUT VARIOUS HOLES
IN THE NEXT STEEL SHEET.
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IT WILL BE USED
TO MAKE THE BARBECUE'S CART.
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THE HOLES
ARE STRATEGICALLY PLACED
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FOR VENTS AND OTHER FEATURES.
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ONCE HOLES ARE PUNCHED,
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THE TEAM TRANSFERS THE SHEET
TO A PRESS BRAKE.
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THEY PLACE IT BETWEEN THE JAWS
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REPEATEDLY
TO MAKE NUMEROUS BENDS.
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THE FIRST SET OF BENDS CREATE
A LEDGE FOR THE GRILL TO SIT ON.
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OTHER BENDS TRANSFORM THE
FLAT SHEET INTO A THREE-WALL BOX
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THAT WILL SERVE
AS THE BACK AND SIDES
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OF THE BARBECUE'S CART.
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THE NEXT EMPLOYEE PLACES A SHEET
WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE BOX.
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THIS WILL SERVE AS THE BASE
OF THE BARBECUE'S CART.
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HE CLAMPS CROSS BRACES
TO THE CART
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AND WELDS THE PARTS TOGETHER.
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THE BARBECUE CART
HAS TAKEN SHAPE.
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THEY RETURN
TO THE FRONT HOOD PIECE.
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IT'S BEEN ROUNDED
SINCE WE LAST SAW IT.
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A WORKER ASSEMBLES TWO
STEEL SIDE PANELS TO THE HOOD.
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THE SIDE PANELS
ARE MADE OF THICKER STEEL
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THAN THE REST OF THE BARBECUE
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BECAUSE THEY WILL NEED
TO SUPPORT HINGES AND SPRINGS.
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AN EMPLOYEE PRESSES
A BELT SANDER
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AGAINST THE WELDED SEAMS
TO CLEAN THEM UP.
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THEN HE SANDS THE ENTIRE SURFACE
OF THE HOOD
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SO THAT THE SEAMS DISAPPEAR.
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HE INSERTS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE
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AND SECURES IT TO THE HOOD
FROM THE INSIDE.
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DOWN THE LINE, ANOTHER TEAM
MEMBER JOINS THE REAR PART
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OF THE HOOD
WITH THE BARBECUE'S FIREBOX.
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HE INSTALLS
THE GAS MANIFOLD SYSTEM,
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COMPLETE WITH VALVES
THAT CONTROL THE BURNERS.
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HE HOOKS UP THE GAS LINE
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THAT WILL FUEL
THE BARBECUE'S ROTISSERIE.
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HE COVERS THE MANIFOLD
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WITH A PLATE
THAT HAS HOLES FOR THE VALVES.
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HE PLACES INFRARED CERAMIC
BURNERS INSIDE THE FIREBOX.
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HE CONNECTS THE IGNITOR SYSTEM
FOR LIGHTING THE GAS BARBECUE...
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...AND FASTENS
ALL THE CABLES TOGETHER.
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NOW HE FIRES UP THE BARBECUE
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AND INSPECTS IT FOR LEAKS OR
ANY OTHER OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.
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ONCE THE BARBECUE
PASSES INSPECTION,
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THE EMPLOYEE MOUNTS A GLOSSY
STEEL PANEL TO THE FRONT.
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HE ATTACHES A KNOB
TO THE END OF THE IGNITOR.
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HE INSTALLS STAINLESS-STEEL
GRATES ABOVE THE BURNERS.
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HE HINGES THE FRONT HOOD
TO THE BACK ONE.
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ONCE THE HINGES HAVE BEEN
SECURED, HE LOWERS THE LID
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TO CONFIRM THAT IT
CLOSES TIGHTLY OVER THE FIREBOX.
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THE TEAM TRANSFERS THE BARBECUE
TO THE CART.
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THE CART HAS BEEN EQUIPPED
WITH DOORS AND DRAWERS.
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AFTER THEY WELD THE FIREBOX
TO THE CART,
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THIS GAS BARBECUE IS ON ITS WAY
TO A PATIO NEAR YOU.
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15 HOURS IN THE MAKING,
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IT WILL PROVIDE YEARS
OF GRILLING PLEASURE.
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NO NEED TO SLAVE
OVER A HOT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN.
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JUST TURN ON THE GRILL
AND ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
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Narrator:
A MATTRESS PAD PROTECTS
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AND PRESERVES A MATTRESS,
ENSURING THAT IT LASTS LONGER.
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QUILTED WITH PLUSH FILLING,
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A MATTRESS PAD
CAN ALSO PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER
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OF COMFORT FOR THOSE
WHO PREFER A SOFTER MATTRESS.
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PURCHASING A COMFORTABLE
MATTRESS IS AN INVESTMENT
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IN A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.
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A MATTRESS PAD
CAN PROTECT THAT INVESTMENT.
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TO MANUFACTURE A MATTRESS PAD,
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A CREW FIRST CUTS STRAPS
TO KEEP THE FIBERS COMPRESSED.
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THEN THEY FEED THE CLUMPS
OF FIBERS INTO A REVOLVING DRUM
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WITH STEEL SPIKES.
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THE SPIKES FLUFF UP THE FIBERS.
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THIS STARTS THE PROCESS
OF OPENING
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AND SEPARATING THE STRANDS.
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FANS PROPEL THE FIBERS
THROUGH DUCTWORK IN THE CEILING
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AND INTO A CHAMBER
WHERE THEY TUMBLE AROUND.
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THIS PROCESS
INTRODUCES MORE AIR,
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FURTHER SEPARATING THE FIBERS.
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IT ALSO HELPS MIX THE NEW
AND RECYCLED FIBERS TOGETHER
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WITH A POLYESTER BINDER.
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NEXT, ROLLERS WITH SMALL
METAL TEETH ALIGN THE FIBERS.
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TWO STREAMS OF COMBINED FIBERS
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MERGE AND ENTER A MACHINE
CALLED A CROSSLAPPER.
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HERE CARRIAGES LAY THE FIBERS
PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER.
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MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CRISSCROSSED
FIBERS ACCUMULATE,
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CREATING
A THICK PILE OF POLYESTER.
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ROLLERS COMPRESS
THE LAYERS OF POLYESTER,
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THEN THE PADDING
TRAVELS THROUGH A LONG OVEN
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THAT'S HEATED
TO JUST UNDER 400 DEGREES.
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THE HEAT ACTIVATES THE BINDER
AND UNITES THE POLYESTER FIBERS.
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THE POLYESTER EXITS THE OVEN
AND IS TAKEN UP BY A BIG SPOOL.
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IN THE NEXT STAGE,
THE POLYESTER WADDING UNROLLS
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AND TRAVELS BETWEEN SHEETS
OF EMBOSSED FABRIC.
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AT THE SAME TIME,
THREAD UNWINDS FROM 22 BOBBINS.
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THE THREAD AND POLYESTER WADDING
HEAD INTO A QUILTING MACHINE.
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HERE 22 NEEDLES
CHAIN-STITCH A DESIGN
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INTO THE FABRIC
AND POLYESTER WADDING.
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THE STITCHING CREATES POCKETS
THAT HOLD THE FILLING IN PLACE.
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WITHOUT IT, THE STUFFING
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WOULD SLIDE AROUND
BETWEEN THE SHEETS OF FABRIC.
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A CIRCULAR BLADE
SLICES THE QUILTED FABRIC
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TO A WIDTH OF 60 INCHES,
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THE STANDARD
FOR A QUEEN-SIZE MATTRESS.
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THE EDGES OF THE QUILTED LAYERS
ARE LEFT OPEN FOR INSPECTION.
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AT THE NEXT STATION,
FABRIC FOR THE SKIRT
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UNWINDS INTO A LARGE,
AUTOMATED SEWING MACHINE.
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IT PULLS ELASTIC THREADS TIGHT
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AS IT SEWS THEM
INTO THE NYLON MATERIAL,
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CREATING A RIBBED PATTERN.
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THIS TURNS THE FABRIC
INTO A STRETCHY MATERIAL.
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A SEAMSTRESS
STITCHES THE STRETCHY MATERIAL
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TO THE QUILTED RECTANGLES.
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SHE USES
AN INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE
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THAT TRIMS EXCESS FABRIC
AS IT SEWS.
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SHE ALSO SEWS A LABEL
INTO THE SEAM.
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IT CONTAINS
MANUFACTURING INFORMATION
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AND WASHING INSTRUCTIONS.
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THESE OVERLOCK STITCHES
WILL ENCAPSULATE THE SEAM
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SO THAT THE FABRIC
WILL NOT UNRAVEL.
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SHE TRIMS THE BOTTOM
OF THE SKIRT BY HAND
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AND HEMS IT.
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THE MATTRESS PAD IS COMPLETE
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AND READY FOR
THE QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT.
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HERE AN EMPLOYEE DOES RANDOM
CHECKS OF THE WORKMANSHIP.
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HE EXAMINES THE FIT OF THE PAD
TO A MATTRESS
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AND LOOKS FOR MISSING STITCHES
OR DEFECTS.
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WITH HIS APPROVAL,
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THE MATTRESS PAD
IS READY TO LEAVE THE FACTORY.
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IT TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO
MAKE ONE OF THESE MATTRESS PADS.
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WITH THE JOB COMPLETE,
IT'S NAP TIME.
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Narrator: A PROSTHESIS CAN HELP
RESTORE THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
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OF A PERSON WHO HAS LOST A PART
OF THEIR FACE TO AN ACCIDENT
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OR ILLNESS.
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EVERYONE'S FACE IS UNIQUE,
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SO THE PROSTHESIS MUST BE
CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR THE PATIENT
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BY AN ANAPLASTOLOGIST.
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ANAPLASTOLOGISTS COMBINE
ANATOMICAL KNOWLEDGE,
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TECHNICAL SKILL,
AND ARTISTIC TALENT.
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THEY CAN CREATE
AN ARTIFICIAL EAR, NOSE,
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OR EYE
THAT LOOKS REMARKABLY REALISTIC.
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ENTIRELY CUSTOM-MADE,
THE PROSTHESIS BLENDS SEAMLESSLY
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WITH THE PATIENT'S
SKIN COLORING.
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THE PROSTHESIS IS DURABLE,
EASY FOR THE PATIENT TO APPLY,
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AND COMFORTABLE TO WEAR.
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TO SECURELY ATTACH
AN EAR PROSTHESIS TO A PATIENT,
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SURGEONS
IMPLANT TITANIUM FIXTURES
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INTO THE BONE
AROUND THE EAR AREA.
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ONCE BONE HAS GROWN
OVER THE IMPLANT,
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THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
ATTACHES METAL MARKERS
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CALLED IMPRESSION COPINGS TO THE
TITANIUM IMPLANTS' ABUTMENTS.
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THESE MARKERS
REGISTER THE ABUTMENT LOCATIONS
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IN THE IMPRESSION THE SURGEON
WILL NOW TAKE OF THE EAR AREA.
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THE MATERIAL
SHE IS USING FOR THE IMPRESSION
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IS THE SAME MATERIAL DENTISTS
USE TO MAKE MODELS OF TEETH.
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SHE THEN ATTACHES
ABUTMENT REPLICAS TO THE COPINGS
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WITH GUIDE PINS.
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AFTER TAKING PHOTOS
OF THE PATIENT'S OTHER EAR,
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THE SURGEON SENDS THE PATIENT
HOME AND BEGINS THE PROCESS
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OF MAKING A PLASTER MODEL
OF THE MISSING EAR AREA.
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SHE MIXES THE PLASTER
AND VACUUMS OUT ANY AIR POCKETS.
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THIS IS TO PREVENT HOLES
FROM APPEARING IN THE PLASTER
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ONCE IT SETS.
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NEXT, SHE GENTLY PRESSES
THE EAR-AREA IMPRESSION
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THAT SHE TOOK FROM THE PATIENT
INTO THE PLASTER.
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ONCE THE PLASTER HARDENS,
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SHE UNSCREWS THE GUIDE PINS
THAT CONNECT
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THE IMPLANT ABUTMENT REPLICAS
TO THE IMPRESSION COPINGS.
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THEN SHE REMOVES THE IMPRESSION.
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SHE NOW HAS A PLASTER MODEL
OF THE PATIENT'S EAR AREA.
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SHE SENDS THIS MODEL
TO AN OUTSIDE LABORATORY.
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THE LAB PRODUCES
A SOLID GOLD BAR
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THAT IS CUSTOM-FITTED
TO THE ABUTMENT REPLICAS.
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SHE SCREWS THE GOLD BAR
INTO THE ABUTMENT REPLICAS,
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THEN FILLS IN THE GAP
BETWEEN THE GOLD BAR
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IN THE PLASTER MODEL
WITH HEATED WAX.
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THIS WILL CREATE AN AIR SPACE
IN THE PROSTHESIS
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SO THE PATIENT'S SKIN
CAN BREATHE.
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SHE TRACES THE IMPRESSION
ON THE PLASTER WITH A PENCIL
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AND BENDS A STRIP OF WAX
ALONG THE PENCIL LINE.
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THEN SHE FILLS
THE WAX-ENCLOSED SHAPE
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WITH FLESH-COLORED ACRYLIC.
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IT TAKES AN HOUR
FOR THE ACRYLIC TO SOLIDIFY.
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SHE REMOVES THE WAX STRIP
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AND SHAVES
OFF ANY EXCESS ACRYLIC,
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THEN CLEANS THE NEWLY FORMED
ACRYLIC PLATE.
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IT WILL FORM THE RIGID INTERNAL
STRUCTURE OF THE PROSTHESIS.
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SHE DRILLS HOLES
FOR ATTACHING THE PROSTHETIC EAR
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AND INSTALLS TINY CLIPS.
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THESE CLIPS ALLOW THE ACRYLIC
PLATE TO SNAP ONTO THE GOLD BAR
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THAT IS ON THE PATIENT'S EAR.
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NOW COMES THE ARTISTIC PART --
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DESIGNING A WAX PROTOTYPE
OF THE PROSTHETIC EAR.
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THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
PLACES THE ACRYLIC PLATE AND BAR
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ONTO THE PLASTER MODEL
OF THE PATIENT'S EAR AREA.
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WITH FINE SCULPTING TOOLS
AND HER FINGERS,
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SHE BEGINS SCULPTING A WAX EAR.
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SHE REFERS TO PHOTOGRAPHS
OF THE PATIENT'S EXISTING EAR
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TO TRY
TO SCULPT A PERFECT MATCH.
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SCULPTING THE WAX PROTOTYPE
CAN TAKE AN ENTIRE DAY.
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WHEN SHE'S DONE,
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SHE CAREFULLY REMOVES THE
WAX EAR FROM THE PLASTER MODEL.
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THE ACRYLIC PLATE
IS NOW LODGED INSIDE.
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THE PATIENT RETURNS
FOR HIS NEXT APPOINTMENT.
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HERE THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
SNAPS ON THE WAX PROTOTYPE
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AND COMPARES IT
TO THE PATIENT'S EXISTING EAR.
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SHE MAKES WHATEVER MODIFICATIONS
ARE REQUIRED TO PERFECT THE FIT
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AND APPEARANCE.
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THIS SCULPTING PROCESS CAN TAKE
TWO OR THREE HOURS TO COMPLETE,
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AND THE PATIENT MUST BE PRESENT.
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ONCE THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
IS SATISFIED WITH THE PROTOTYPE,
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SHE CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE
FINAL INSPECTION
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FROM EVERY ANGLE.
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THEN SHE MOVES ON TO THE LAST
PHASE USING THE WAX PROTOTYPE
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TO MAKE
A SILICONE PROSTHETIC EAR.
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Narrator: A PROSTHETIC EAR IS
MADE OF MEDICAL-GRADE SILICONE.
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THE MATERIAL CAN BE MOLDED
INTO ANY SHAPE
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AND COLORED
TO MATCH ANY SKIN TONE.
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IT DOES NOT REACT TO TEMPERATURE
CHANGE OR IRRITATE THE SKIN,
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ALLOWING
FOR A NATURAL-LOOKING PROSTHESIS
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THAT'S COMFORTABLE TO WEAR.
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TO CAST
A SILICONE PROSTHETIC EAR,
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THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
MAKES A THREE-PART MOLD.
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SHE REATTACHES
THE WAX PROTOTYPE EAR
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TO THE PLASTER MODEL
OF THE PATIENT'S EAR AREA.
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THEN SHE TOPS THE COMBINATION
WITH COLORED DENTAL PLASTER.
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ONCE THE PLASTER SETS,
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SHE TRANSFERS EVERYTHING
INTO A TALLER CONTAINER
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AND POURS IN
MORE DENTAL PLASTER.
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ONCE THAT SETS, SHE POURS
BOILING WATER OVER THE MOLD
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TO MELT THE WAX PROTOTYPE
THAT IS INSIDE.
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THIS LEAVES AN EAR-SHAPED CAVITY
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IN WHAT IS NOW
A THREE-PART PLASTER MOLD.
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NEXT, SHE MIXES
ONE TO TWO OUNCES
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OF MEDICAL-GRADE SILICONE
WITH A CATALYST.
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SHE REMOVES A SMALL QUANTITY
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AND MIXES IT WITH OPAQUE POWDER
IN A SEPARATE CUP
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TO MAKE IT LESS TRANSPARENT.
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THEN SHE MIXES
THIS OPAQUE MIXTURE
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WITH THE REST OF THE SILICONE.
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AT THE PATIENT'S
NEXT APPOINTMENT,
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THE ANAPLASTOLOGIST
COLORS THE SILICONE
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TO MATCH HIS SKIN TONE.
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SHE WORKS WITH AN ARRAY
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OF PIGMENT POWDERS
DILUTED IN SILICONE FLUID.
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THE FIRST STEP
IS TO PRODUCE A BASE COLOR
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THAT'S A PERFECT MATCH
TO THE PATIENT'S COMPLEXION.
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THERE'S NO EXACT FORMULA
FOR DOING THIS.
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IT REQUIRES AN ARTIST'S EYE.
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SHE NEEDS THE PATIENT
RIGHT BESIDE HER
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SO SHE CAN CHECK SAMPLES
AGAINST HIS SKIN.
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ONCE SHE HAS
THE OVERALL BASE COLOR,
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SHE TRANSFERS A SMALL AMOUNT
TO A SEPARATE CUP,
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ADDS A DROP OF THICKENER,
AND MIXES.
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THEN SHE CHOOSES
FROM HER COLOR PALETTE
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TO PRODUCE A FEW DEEPER SHADES.
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EVERY EAR
HAS NATURAL COLOR VARIATIONS.
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SO FOR THE PROSTHESIS
TO LOOK REAL,
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IT HAS TO HAVE VARIATIONS,
AS WELL.
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SHE USES THE PATIENT'S OTHER EAR
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TO MATCH THESE
MORE PRONOUNCED SKIN TONES.
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ONCE ALL THE COLORS ARE READY,
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SHE APPLIES THE DEEPER TONES
IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE EAR.
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NEXT, TO SIMULATE VEINS,
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SHE APPLIES
A FEW FINE, RED RAYON FIBERS.
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SHE REPEATS
THIS COLORING PROCESS
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FOR THE BACK
OF THE SILICONE EAR.
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THEN SHE PUTS THAT PART,
ALONG WITH THE ACRYLIC PLATE,
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ON THE PLASTER MODEL
OF THE EAR AREA.
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SHE FILLS A SYRINGE
WITH A BASE COLOR
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AND INJECTS IT
INTO THE MOLD CAVITY.
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SHE COMPLETELY FILLS THE CAVITY,
GETTING EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY...
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...THEN CLOSES THE MOLD FIRMLY.
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SHE WIPES AWAY
ANY EXCESS SILICONE...
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...CLAMPS THE MOLD
TIGHTLY IN A PRESS...
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...AND PUTS THE PRESS
IN AN OVEN.
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THE OVEN CURES THE SILICONE
FOR 2 HOURS
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AT ABOUT 200 DEGREES.
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ONCE THE MOLD COOLS
TO ROOM TEMPERATURE,
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SHE OPENS IT AND EXTRACTS
THE FINISHED PROSTHETIC EAR.
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IT'S IDENTICAL IN SHAPE
TO THE WAX PROTOTYPE
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AND LOOKS REMARKABLY REALISTIC.
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THE PATIENT RETURNS
FOR HIS FINAL VISIT.
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SHE SNAPS ON THE PROSTHESIS...
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AND CHECKS THAT THE EDGES ADHERE
WELL TO THE SURROUNDING SKIN.
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THE LIFE-SPAN OF A PROSTHETIC
EAR DEPENDS ON HOW IT'S HANDLED.
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SUN EXPOSURE
CAN WEAR OUT THE SILICONE
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OR FADE ITS COLORING.
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A PATIENT TYPICALLY RETURNS
FOR A NEW PROSTHESIS
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EVERY TWO TO FOUR YEARS.
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