Case of elongation of the under jaw, and distortion of the face and neck, caused by a burn, successfully treated / by Dr. S. P. Hullihen, of Wheeling, Va.

  • Hullihen, S. P. (Simon P.), 1810-1857.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Case of elongation of the under jaw, and distortion of the face and neck, caused by a burn, successfully treated / by Dr. S. P. Hullihen, of Wheeling, Va. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ELONGATION OF UNDER JAW. Miss Mary S , aged 20, daughter of the Hon. Wni. S , of Ohio, came to Wheeling in the spring of 1848, to obtain relief from the effects of a very severe burn, which she had received fifteen years before. The burn was principally confined to the neck and lower part of the face, and its cicatrix produced a deformity of the most dreadful character. Her head was drawn forward and downward—the chin was confined within an inch of the ster- num—the under lip was so pulled down that the mucous mem- brane of the left side came far below the chin—the under jaw was bowed slightly downward, and elongated, particularly its upper portion, which made it project about one inch and three- eighths beyond the upper jaw. In front there was scarcely any appearance of either chin or neck; she was unable to turn her head to either side; the cheeks and upper lip were dragged considerably downward; she could not close her eyelids; she could not close her jaws, but for an instant, and then only by bowing her head forward; she could not retain her saliva for a single instant, and, as might be expected, her articulation was very indistinct. She had been taken to the city of New York, some years before, for the purpose of being relieved of this deformity, and was placed under the care of two of the most distinguished surgeons in that city, who performed an operation by dissecting