
Plastic and cosmetic surgery
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Excerpt from Plastic and Cosmetic SurgeryThe object of the author has been to place before the profession a thoroughly practical and concise treatise on plastic and cosmetic surgery. The importance of this branch of practice is at the present time undeniable, yet the literature on this subject is widely scattered and scanty. It consists mostly of small, detached papers or reports in different countries, with an occasional refer ence in text-books on general surgery.The author feels, from the numerous inquiries made him by physicians from many parts of the world con cerning methods herein descr...
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- PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY
- CHAPTER I HISTORICAL
- CHAPTER II REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING
- THE OPERATING ROOM
- CARE OF INSTRUMENTS
- PREPARATION OF THE SURGEON AND ASSISTANTS
- Care of the Hands
- Gowns
- PREPARING THE PATIENT
- General Preparation
- Preparation of the Operative Field
- CHAPTER III REQUIREMENTS DURING OPERATION
- SPONGES AND SPONGING
- STERILIZATION OF DRESSINGS
- SUTURES AND STERILIZATION
- CHAPTER IV PREFERRED ANTISEPTICS
- ANTISEPTIC SOLUTIONS
- ANTISEPTIC POWDERS
- CHAPTER V WOUND DRESSINGS
- CHAPTER VI SECONDARY ANTISEPSIS
- SEPTICEMIA FOLLOWING WOUND INFECTION
- GANGRENE
- ERYSIPELATOUS INFECTION
- CHAPTER VII ANESTHETICS
- GENERAL ANESTHESIA
- Preparation for General Anesthesia
- Chloroform
- Ether
- Combined Anesthesia
- Nitrous Oxid
- Ethyl Bromid
- Ethyl Chlorid
- LOCAL ANESTHESIA
- Ethyl Chlorid
- Cocain
- Beta Eucain
- Liquid Air
- Stovain
- CHAPTER VIII PRINCIPLES OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- METHODS IN PLASTIC OPERATIONS
- I. Stretching Method
- II. Sliding Method
- III. Twisting Method
- IV. Implantation of Pedunculated Flaps by Bridging
- V. Transplantation of Nonpedunculated Flaps or Skin-grafting
- MUCOUS-MEMBRANE-GRAFTING
- BONE-GRAFTING
- HAIR-TRANSPLANTATION
- CHAPTER IX BLEPHAROPLASTY (Surgery of the Eyelids)
- ECTROPION
- Partial Ectropion
- Complete Ectropion
- Ectropion of Both Lids
- EPICANTHUS
- CANTHOPLASTY
- PTOSIS
- ANKYLOBLEPHARON
- WRINKLED EYELIDS
- XANTHELASMA PALPEBRARUM
- Remarks
- CHAPTER X OTOPLASTY (Surgery of the Ear)
- RESTORATION OF THE AURICLE
- AURICULAR PROTHESES
- COLOBOMA
- MALFORMATION OF THE LOBULE
- Enlargement of the Lobule
- Attachment of the Lobe
- MALFORMATION OF THE AURICLE
- Microtia
- Macrotia
- AURICULAR APPENDAGES
- POLYOTIA
- MALPOSITION OF THE AURICLE
- CHAPTER XI CHEILOPLASTY (Surgery of the Lips)
- HARELIP
- Classification of Harelip Deformities
- The Operative Correction of Harelip
- Post-operative Treatment of Harelip
- SUPERIOR CHEILOPLASTY
- Classification of Deformities of Upper Lip
- Operative Correction of Deformities of Upper Lip
- INFERIOR CHEILOPLASTY
- LABIAL DEFICIENCY
- LABIAL ECTROPION
- LABIAL ENTROPION
- VERMILION DEFICIENCY
- CHAPTER XII STOMATOPLASTY (Surgery of the Mouth)
- THE CORRECTION OF MACROSTOMA
- THE CORRECTION OF MICROSTOMA
- CHAPTER XIII MELOPLASTY (Surgery of the Cheeks)
- SMALL AND MEDIUM DEFECTS
- LARGE DEFECTS
- EMPLOYMENT OF PROTHESES
- CHAPTER XIV SUBCUTANEOUS HYDROCARBON PROTHESES
- INDICATIONS
- PRECAUTIONS
- THE ADVANTAGE OF THE METHOD
- UNTOWARD RESULTS
- THE PROPER INSTRUMENTS FOR THE SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION OF HYDROCARBON PROTHESES
- PREPARATION OF THE SITE OF OPERATION
- PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS FOR OPERATION
- THE PRACTICAL TECHNIQUE
- SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND INDICATION OF HYDROCARBON PROTHESES ABOUT THE FACE
- Deformities About the Forehead
- Deformities of the Nose
- Deformities About the Mouth
- Deformities About the Cheeks
- Deformities About the Orbit
- Deformities About the Chin
- Deformities About the Ear
- SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND INDICATION OF HYDROCARBON PROTHESES ABOUT THE SHOULDERS, ETC.
- SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE FOR THE CORRECTION OF REGIONAL DEFORMITIES ABOUT THE FACE
- Transverse Depressions
- Deficient or Receding Forehead
- Unilateral Deficiency
- Interciliary Furrow
- Temporal Muscular Deficiency
- Deformities of the Nose
- Deformities about the Mouth
- Deformities about the Cheeks
- Deformities about the Orbit
- Deformities about the Chin
- Deformities about the Ear
- SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE FOR THE CORRECTION OF DEFORMITIES ABOUT THE SHOULDERS
- CHAPTER XV RHINOPLASTY (Surgery of the Nose)
- THE CAUSES OF NASAL DESTRUCTION
- CLASSIFICATION OF DEFORMITIES
- SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
- PROTHESES
- NASAL REPLANTING
- NASAL TRANSPLANTING
- TOTAL RHINOPLASTY
- Pedunculated Flap Method
- The Combined Flap Method
- Organic Support of Nasal Flaps
- Periostitic Supports
- Osteoperiostitic Supports
- Cartilaginous Support of Flap
- PARTIAL RHINOPLASTY
- Restoration of Base of Nose
- Restoration of Lobule and Alæ
- Restoration of the Alæ
- Restoration of Nasal Lobule
- Restoration of Subseptum
- CHAPTER XVI COSMETIC RHINOPLASTY
- ANGULAR NASAL DEFORMITY
- CORRECTION OF ELEVATED LOBULE
- CORRECTION OF BULBOUS LOBULE
- ANGULAR EXCISION TO CORRECT LOBULE
- CORRECTION OF MALFORMATIONS ABOUT THE NASAL LOBULE
- DEFICIENCY OF NASAL LOBULE
- CORRECTION OF WIDENED BASE OF NOSE
- REDUCTION OF THICKNESS OF ALÆ
- CORRECTION OF NASAL DEVIATION
- UNDUE PROMINENCE OF NASAL PROCESS OF THE SUPERIOR MAXILLARY
- CHAPTER XVII ELECTROLYSIS IN DERMATOLOGY
- REMOVAL OF SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
- REMOVAL OF MOLES OR OTHER FACIAL GROWTHS
- TELANGIECTASIS
- REMOVAL OF NÆVI
- REMOVAL OF TATTOO MARKS
- THE TREATMENT OF SCARS
- CHAPTER XVIII CASE RECORDING METHODS
- INDEX TO AUTHORS
- INDEX TO SUBJECTS
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