. The principles and practice of surgery. Photograph of M. C, Front View. Operation by the Author. It will be observed now that the flap is so large that it lies in folds,but this excess of size is necessary in order that it may be free tocontract and thicken, since it is upon this alone that I rely to giveelevation to the nose. Most operators have preferred to keep the flapelevated by supports until cicatrization is completed, and as a conse-quence the integument has not been allowed to thicken, and when thesupport was removed the flap has fallen. They have had in view, more-over, the re-esta
. The principles and practice of surgery. Photograph of M. C, Front View. Operation by the Author. It will be observed now that the flap is so large that it lies in folds,but this excess of size is necessary in order that it may be free tocontract and thicken, since it is upon this alone that I rely to giveelevation to the nose. Most operators have preferred to keep the flapelevated by supports until cicatrization is completed, and as a conse-quence the integument has not been allowed to thicken, and when thesupport was removed the flap has fallen. They have had in view, more-over, the re-establishment or preservation of the nasal apertures, whichend cannot always be attained by my operation, but which is really amatter of small moment. It may be necessary to remove an apprehension that the under surfaceof the flap may not unite with the outer and tegumentary surface ofthe nose. Repeated observations have shown that it will unite, andthat in any part of the body a raw flap pressed close upon a tegumeu-tary surface will, in mo
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