Buffalo medical and surgical journal . Diagram of Original Deformity. Diagram of Flap. Fig. Diagram of Sutures. There is only one thing more of which to speak. It is thecorrection of those great deformities which occur from sinking ofthe whole upper portion of the nose as the result of syphilis. Awoman came to my office a short time ago, who was in the habitof wearing continually a thick black veil to hide a deformity due 730 CROOKED AND OTHERWISE DEFORMED NOSES. to such a loss of the cartilaginous nasal bridge. The point ofthe nose was turned up, and there was a deep groove over thearea
Buffalo medical and surgical journal . Diagram of Original Deformity. Diagram of Flap. Fig. Diagram of Sutures. There is only one thing more of which to speak. It is thecorrection of those great deformities which occur from sinking ofthe whole upper portion of the nose as the result of syphilis. Awoman came to my office a short time ago, who was in the habitof wearing continually a thick black veil to hide a deformity due 730 CROOKED AND OTHERWISE DEFORMED NOSES. to such a loss of the cartilaginous nasal bridge. The point ofthe nose was turned up, and there was a deep groove over thearea of the sunken nasal bridge. What is required in these casesis the construction of a new bridge. This is difficult where thereare no remains of the original bony structures. I accomplishedit pretty well here, however, as the nasal bones remained. I firstmade a transverse incision across the nose in the deep groove atthe line of junction of the deformed organ and the face, cuttingthereby directly into the nasal chambers, and then pared every-thing loose inside. The nose was then only attached
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