Buffalo medical and surgical journal . these and similar disfigurements. The tuberous nose and the angular nose are easily improvedby si mply cutting away the excess of tissue and uniting theresulting wound with fine sutures of catgut or silk. In these,as in all plastic operations, the ingenuity of the surgeon mustbe exercised to give the least scarring and the most perfect con-tour. The same shaped nose should not be repaired in exactly CROOKED AND OTHERWISE DEFORMED NOSES. 729 the same way in every sort of face. The peculiar facial lines of theindividual or the shape of his other features ha


Buffalo medical and surgical journal . these and similar disfigurements. The tuberous nose and the angular nose are easily improvedby si mply cutting away the excess of tissue and uniting theresulting wound with fine sutures of catgut or silk. In these,as in all plastic operations, the ingenuity of the surgeon mustbe exercised to give the least scarring and the most perfect con-tour. The same shaped nose should not be repaired in exactly CROOKED AND OTHERWISE DEFORMED NOSES. 729 the same way in every sort of face. The peculiar facial lines of theindividual or the shape of his other features has a good deal todo with determining the variety of operative procedure bestadapted to the requirements. The question involves not onlymanual dexterity on the part of the operator, but a considerabledegree of artistic training. This is equally true when portions ofthe nose have to be constructed from the cheeks, lips, or finger-tip. Such rhinoplastic operations, however, are rather beyondthe scope of the present paper. Fig. 9. Fig. Diagram of Original Deformity. Diagram of Flap. Fig. 11.


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