Notes on the treatment of burns and scalds and the deformities they occasion : with two cases of plastic operation under the care of the author / by Francis Mason.

  • Mason, Francis, 1837-1886.
Date:
1875
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Credit: Notes on the treatment of burns and scalds and the deformities they occasion : with two cases of plastic operation under the care of the author / by Francis Mason. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    is carried in a curving direction outwards and upwards to a point situated about one inch from the angle of the mouth opposite to the second molar tooth of the upper jaw; the two flaps thus marked out and deeply incised are then separated from Fia. 12. A, A. Lateral flaps formed of everted lower lip and cheek. B. Central portion of everted lower lip. the hone, the mucous membrane uniting them to the alveoli being freely divided; lastly, a bare surface is made along the alveolar border of the middle portion of the everted lip. The incisions being now completed, the lateral flaps are drawn upwards and united by twisted sutures to each other in the median line and to the middle portion of the everted lip at their inferior border. In this way a new lip is, as it were, built upon the middle portion of the old one.” Fig. 13. A, A. Lateral flaps, united in the median line, above the central portion of everted lower lip (B). C, C. Exposed surfaces left to granulate. Mr. Teale’s operation was specially devised for remedying deformities after burns. I have quoted his description in full