The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 358
ng a portion of its free border. A slight enlargement of the mouth was also made in the same manner on the right side; union took place readily by first intention. Some puckering of the parts, remaining below the left commissure, was gradually removed by interstitial absorption. A good upper lip… … observation from strangers. With the exception of a slight drooping at the apex, and a sort of abruptness at its line of connection with the cheeks, it could scarcely be distinguished from a natural organ. Seldom, perhaps, has a plastic operation been undertaken under more disadvantageous circum-
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