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Also drawing-pin intradermal needle. A small needle about 2–3 mm long, continuous with and perpendicular to a circle of wire that forms the head. Thumb-tack needles are mostly used in ear acupuncture or facial acupunctureand are implanted into the skin using tweezers and then held in position with tape. See needle implantation.

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