A report on the treatment of burns and scalds / drawn up at the request of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Samuel Crompton.

  • Crompton, Samuel Willard.
Date:
1851
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Credit: A report on the treatment of burns and scalds / drawn up at the request of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Samuel Crompton. 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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    thickened bands of skin are the chief sources of the deformity. The depression of the mouth is most considerable at its right angle. Operation.—The thickened bands were raised; a double-edged scalpel was made to transfix and to divide them. As resistance continued, some subcutaneous fibres were cautiously divided. A transverse wound, which gaped to the extent of an inch, was the result. A portion of healthy skin was elevated from the neigh- bourhood, was twisted a little, and made to cover the wound caused by the division of the cicatrix. The day after the operation, the patient could retain the lip in an elevated position better than before. Subsequently the wound which was made to procure sound skin, gaped, and the flap which was placed over the wound of the cicatrix, sloughed. Some relief was the ultimate result. See accompanying Table for details.