Present status of plastic surgery about the ear, face and neck . Fig-. XV. (High Power) Paraffinoma. 26 beck: prese;nt status of plastic surgery. anesthesia (local being impossible, owing to the great pain in eveninserting the hypodermic needle) the skin about the nose not in-volved in the parafinoma was dissected and the masses of the tumorresected, Fig. XIV, and subjected to microscopic examination. The tip of the nose which contained very little parafin was,however, much changed by a rhinophemic appearance. Thevenules were much dilated and increased in number. To destroythem, I appl
Present status of plastic surgery about the ear, face and neck . Fig-. XV. (High Power) Paraffinoma. 26 beck: prese;nt status of plastic surgery. anesthesia (local being impossible, owing to the great pain in eveninserting the hypodermic needle) the skin about the nose not in-volved in the parafinoma was dissected and the masses of the tumorresected, Fig. XIV, and subjected to microscopic examination. The tip of the nose which contained very little parafin was,however, much changed by a rhinophemic appearance. Thevenules were much dilated and increased in number. To destroythem, I applied 25 mm. of radium by means of needles, which wereleft in for eight hours at two different periods. Fig. XVI showsthe case as it appears now. Some time later I intend to do a. Fig. XVI. rhinoplastic operation to cover the defect at the dorsum of thenose. As to being satisfied with the cosmetic result it is practicallyunheard of, the patient asks for further correction even if it isever so little. Recently there had come to me a case that is soimportant in the discussion of my subject that I will ask yourindulgence to listen to what may be called idle gossip. Importantbecause work done by two of our prominent oto-laryngologistsand one general surgeon prominent in this line of work have bi;ck: present status oif plastic surgery. 27 allowed themselves to be coaxed into operating one of these poorrich creatures, to their detriment, the patient and science. , about 35 years of age, having one child, all the comforts of ahome, decided that now the tim_e has arrived when she must havesomething done to her nose, particularly the point must be moreprominent. She actually shuns the society of her friends, beingso conscious of her deformtiy. A photograph shown to
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