A paper read before the Hunterian Society at a discussion upon the present methods of treating tuberculosis. Section 5. The surgical aspect / opened by W.K. Treves.

  • Treves, W. Knight (William Knight), 1843-1908.
Date:
1903
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Credit: A paper read before the Hunterian Society at a discussion upon the present methods of treating tuberculosis. Section 5. The surgical aspect / opened by W.K. Treves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Removal of scars. should be carefully done. I use ophthalmic needles and gossamer gut, and put in a good many sutures. The sutures should be removed on the fourth day. % The incision is dressed and covered, and padded with Gamgee tissue, which is also rolled round the neck, gentle pressure over the wound should be kept up by a firmly applied bandage with figure of eight over the head. The patient should lie in bed with the neck relaxed on the side operated on, and should vomit and feed on the operated side. There is one small point which may fairly be brought into the treatment of surgical tuberculosis and that is the removal of scars. I have removed a number of these (excepting always keloid, which is best left alone) and always with a satisfactory result.