But London Zoo officials later identified the creature as a North American Jungle Cat after a plaster cast was taken from paw prints made in a forest near Port Talbot.

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Often, in the case of jaw or face plates, the only way to make the mould is to take a plaster cast of the outside of the patient's head, says Dr Richards.

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The new gown can be adapted for many forms of surgery and post-operative care needs, including heart surgery, the insertion of a neck line or hernia repair, or accessing a plaster cast on a broken arm, the hospital said.

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