Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 195.—Didots operation, continued (Burghard).—^The flaps raised and the fingersseparated exactly in the midline. which remain after raising the flaps are excised completely. Then theflaps are drawn through this opening and sutured, so as to line it ascompletely as possible. A glass rod of the size desired is then inserted,and is held in position by a special apparatus, the dressings being appliedwith anterior and posterior splints. In due time the fistula will be 242 PLASTIC SURGERY found lined with epithelium, after which the rest of the web


Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 195.—Didots operation, continued (Burghard).—^The flaps raised and the fingersseparated exactly in the midline. which remain after raising the flaps are excised completely. Then theflaps are drawn through this opening and sutured, so as to line it ascompletely as possible. A glass rod of the size desired is then inserted,and is held in position by a special apparatus, the dressings being appliedwith anterior and posterior splints. In due time the fistula will be 242 PLASTIC SURGERY found lined with epithelium, after which the rest of the web may beseparated by Didots or Nelatons method (Figs. 194-196). cC.


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