. American X-ray journal . littlegirl Edna D—, whose picture we showherewith: A few days ago I received from another photo, also shown inthis article, which illustrates better thanwords what patience, persistence andproper electro-surgical application will dofor these nevi. This was a difficult case to treat owingto the youth (10 years) and consequentrestlessness and impatience of the nevi extended around the outer an-gle of and into the nostril, as is clearlyshown in the first photo. It requiredgreat tact and much time to cover so sen-sitive an organ so completely, while
. American X-ray journal . littlegirl Edna D—, whose picture we showherewith: A few days ago I received from another photo, also shown inthis article, which illustrates better thanwords what patience, persistence andproper electro-surgical application will dofor these nevi. This was a difficult case to treat owingto the youth (10 years) and consequentrestlessness and impatience of the nevi extended around the outer an-gle of and into the nostril, as is clearlyshown in the first photo. It requiredgreat tact and much time to cover so sen-sitive an organ so completely, while thelines of demarkation are clearlv outlined No. /.] MR I HMA RKS Fl TZPA TRICK 229 showing extent I tin- growth, its locutionand involvements and its structural ap-pearance can not be understood until de-scribed. Tbe surface covered was aboutSx21/2 inches. It was elevated, soft,fungus and warty. It was completely cov-ered with large and line hairs. The colorwas red and brown, and its appearancewas decidedly This growth was thorolv treated byelectrolysis twice, and in and around thenostrils three times. The treatment wassimilar to that described in previous caseand the results show for themselves. Having treated nearly every type ofangioma. I have no hesitancy in assertingthat there is none but can be permanentlyremoved by electrolysis. The pigmentarynevi can be quickly removed and withperfectly cosmetic results. The vascular angiomas require numerous and frequenttreatments, and owing to the extent of thecapillaries in these growths and thelength of treatment to remove them, theskin will be somewhat whiter than nor-mal, owing to the destruction of tissueand loss of natural pigmentation throughthe eradication of all dermal method of treatment for these ab-
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