The pathology and surgical treatment of tumors . Fig. 161.—Cheiloplasty (after Bruns). Fig. 162.—Op>. ^uinploted (after Bruns). sutures too tightly not only gives rise to pain, but also interferes withan ideal healing of the wound. A suture that causes undue linearcompression should be removed at once. If the flap in plastic opera-tion does not require an external mechanical support, the writer is notin the habit of applying a dressing in operations upon the lip. Theoperation should be performed under strict antiseptic precautions, andafter its completion the line of suturing should


The pathology and surgical treatment of tumors . Fig. 161.—Cheiloplasty (after Bruns). Fig. 162.—Op>. ^uinploted (after Bruns). sutures too tightly not only gives rise to pain, but also interferes withan ideal healing of the wound. A suture that causes undue linearcompression should be removed at once. If the flap in plastic opera-tion does not require an external mechanical support, the writer is notin the habit of applying a dressing in operations upon the lip. Theoperation should be performed under strict antiseptic precautions, andafter its completion the line of suturing should be covered by a thinlayer of carbolated vaselin. Operative Treatment of Carcinoma of the Face.—The eyelids arequite frequently the seat of carcinoma. An early operation in thislocality is of the utmost importance, as the disease always manifests.


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