. The principles and practice of surgery. com- PJimOPLASTY. 609 pensate for subsequent contraction. The knife should cut firmly to thebone, including in the flap everything but the periosteum. On theright side the incision may terminate opposite the inner eanthus, but onthe left it must be continued into the line of incision already made alongthe corresponding side of the nose. The pedicle should be broad, in-cluding not only the smooth space between the brows, but, in some cases,a portion of the brows themselves. 5. The flap having been elevated,is turned toward the right hand of the operator
. The principles and practice of surgery. com- PJimOPLASTY. 609 pensate for subsequent contraction. The knife should cut firmly to thebone, including in the flap everything but the periosteum. On theright side the incision may terminate opposite the inner eanthus, but onthe left it must be continued into the line of incision already made alongthe corresponding side of the nose. The pedicle should be broad, in-cluding not only the smooth space between the brows, but, in some cases,a portion of the brows themselves. 5. The flap having been elevated,is turned toward the right hand of the operator, brought down andsecured in position by a number of fine silk sutures. There must beno strain upon the pedicle, or upon any portion of the flap. 6. Stripsof sheet lint covered with cerate are laid over the nose, and the wholecovered with a mass of cotton batting, retained by a light turn of a wound in the forehead may be left open, covered only with cerate,or it may be closed in part by adhesive plasters. Fig. 324. Fig.
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