. Manual of operative surgery. Figs. 137 and 138.—Regniers operation. Regniers Operation.—Step i.—The tumor and the whole of the lower lip,from one angle of the mouth to the other, are removed by a curved incision. Inmaking this incision it is well to have all bleeding arrested before the mucousmembrane is divided and the mouth is penetrated. Step 2.—The skin and mucous membrane at the edge of the wound areunited by sutures (A, Fig. 137). Step 3.—From the lower edge of the middle of the upper lip measure down-wards to the lower edge of the middle of the lower jaw {, call the distance2^ inc
. Manual of operative surgery. Figs. 137 and 138.—Regniers operation. Regniers Operation.—Step i.—The tumor and the whole of the lower lip,from one angle of the mouth to the other, are removed by a curved incision. Inmaking this incision it is well to have all bleeding arrested before the mucousmembrane is divided and the mouth is penetrated. Step 2.—The skin and mucous membrane at the edge of the wound areunited by sutures (A, Fig. 137). Step 3.—From the lower edge of the middle of the upper lip measure down-wards to the lower edge of the middle of the lower jaw {, call the distance2^ inches). From the middle of the wound (A, Fig. 137) measure downwardsand mark a point the same distance below A as the mental process is below theedge of the upper lip (in our example, 2}/^ inches). Take a point, B, in themiddle line, ^4 inch lower than the above {, in our example, 3 inches below A).In the submental region or in the neck, as the case may be, make a curved inci-sion parallel to the wound in the lower
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