Author’s Chisel Set.
To the set the author has added a suitable metal mallet, an instrument very hard to obtain for osteoplastic operating. All the mallets obtainable are too large and heavy for delicate work (see [Fig. 477]).
Fig. 477.—Author’s Metal Mallet.
After the bone is reduced to the proper level, the cartilage is cut away as before described, and the wound is sutured.
The resultant scar is much better than when made in the median line, and is not so noticeable in this position.
This operation gives the best results of all external methods employed for this purpose.
CORRECTION OF ELEVATED LOBULE
(Retroussé Nose)