War surgery of the faceA treatise on plastic restoration after facial injury by John BRoberts ..Prepared at the suggestion of the subsection on plastic and oral surgery connected with the office of the surgeon generalIllustrated with 256 figures . 1. Loss of part of mandibular alveolus andof lower lip from necrotic infection arisingin a tooth socket. (Authors patient.) 2. Partial reconstruction of lower lip hasheen obtained by sliding submandibularflaps towards gap in the oral lines show proposed incisions forfurther operations to increase height oflower 3. T_ower lip has be


War surgery of the faceA treatise on plastic restoration after facial injury by John BRoberts ..Prepared at the suggestion of the subsection on plastic and oral surgery connected with the office of the surgeon generalIllustrated with 256 figures . 1. Loss of part of mandibular alveolus andof lower lip from necrotic infection arisingin a tooth socket. (Authors patient.) 2. Partial reconstruction of lower lip hasheen obtained by sliding submandibularflaps towards gap in the oral lines show proposed incisions forfurther operations to increase height oflower 3. T_ower lip has been still further rebuilt,but mouth is still unable to retain salivaor conceal tongue. Heavy lines show de-sign of next operation, which will swingtriangular section of upper lip and cheekinto a gap made in the lower lip by dis-secting out tough scar. 4. Flap from right cheek and upper lip hasbeen turned down and stitched into therawed cleft made in the lower lip. Anarrow shows opening into the mouth bywhich patient took liquid food for threeweeks. The pedicle of the flap is the wholethickness of the upper lip.


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