Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 172.—Hemangioma of the upper eyelid.—i. Note the position and extent of thegrowth. The entire upper Ud is involved and the lid cannot be raised to its full The result of several gradual partial excisions. The lid can be raised normally and thegrowth has been eliminated without distortion or contracture. refill with blood when the pressure is removed. Some which are com-posed principally of arteries, or in which arteries open into the largevascular channels, will pulsate. It is seldom, if ever, that a definitesingle afferent vessel i
Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 172.—Hemangioma of the upper eyelid.—i. Note the position and extent of thegrowth. The entire upper Ud is involved and the lid cannot be raised to its full The result of several gradual partial excisions. The lid can be raised normally and thegrowth has been eliminated without distortion or contracture. refill with blood when the pressure is removed. Some which are com-posed principally of arteries, or in which arteries open into the largevascular channels, will pulsate. It is seldom, if ever, that a definitesingle afferent vessel is found, the ligation of which will cause collapseof the Fig. 173.—Hemagioma of the tip of the nose.—i and 2. Front and profile views,case was cured by partial gradual excision. This Hemangiomata are quite common. Those which are of particularinterest to the plastic surgeon are situated either in the skin, themucous membrane, or the subcutaneous tissue Hemangiomata always present certain potential dangers, the mostserious of which is the liability of hypertrophy and possible develop- 226 PLASTIC SURGERY ment whereby a small, easily treated tumor, may become a largegrowth which is difi&cult to treat, and which may subsequently causehorrible deformity. For this reason alone early treatment should beurged, but in addition we must never forget the danger of hemorrhage,which may be spontaneous fin thin-walled tumors), or may occur afterslight injury. I have seen several patients who have been almostexsanguinated by such hemorrhage. Moreover, one must always bear in mind the possibility of a hemor-rhage at the time of operation, whichis o
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