Lectures on the operations of surgery : and on diseases and accidents requiring operations . 17 194 AFFECTIONS OF THE MOUTH. The age of the patient, 25 years, his excellent general health, thefavourable season of the year, his intelligence, and above all, hisanxiety to be relieved of the distressing accompaniments of thedefect, determined me to perform the operation of velosynthesis orstaphyloraphy at once. He was accordingly placed upon a pre-paratory treatment, (that is, so far as accustoming the parts by fre-quent touching to the presence of foreign bodies,) and after this endwas accomplish
Lectures on the operations of surgery : and on diseases and accidents requiring operations . 17 194 AFFECTIONS OF THE MOUTH. The age of the patient, 25 years, his excellent general health, thefavourable season of the year, his intelligence, and above all, hisanxiety to be relieved of the distressing accompaniments of thedefect, determined me to perform the operation of velosynthesis orstaphyloraphy at once. He was accordingly placed upon a pre-paratory treatment, (that is, so far as accustoming the parts by fre-quent touching to the presence of foreign bodies,) and after this endwas accomplished, which required some days, a mild purgativewas administered, and the next morning the operation performedin the presence, and with the assistance of Drs. J. Randolph, Nor-ris and Anderson, and several of my private pupils. The patientwas placed in a chair of the ordinary height, and his head firmlysupported against the chest of an assistant. The upper portion ofthe trunk was also enveloped in a sheet by which his arms weresecured, and his dress protected from the hemorrhage. Placing m
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