In many cases Vleminckx's solution[C] is valuable, applied diluted with one to ten parts of water. Also, a mucilaginous paste containing sulphur:—
℞ Mucilag. acaciæ, ................................ fʒiij
Glycerinæ, ...................................... fʒij
Sulphur, præcip., ................................ ʒiij. M.
℞ Calcis, .......................................... ℥ss
Sulph. sublimat., ................................ ℥j
Aquæ, ............................................ ℥x.
To be boiled down to ℥vj and filtered.
Or a similar paste with the glycerine in the foregoing replaced with ichthyol may be used.
In what manner are the dilated bloodvessels and connective-tissue hypertrophy to be treated?
The enlarged capillaries are to be destroyed by incision or by electrolysis. Properly managed the vessels may be thus destroyed, but unless the predisposing causes have disappeared or have been remedied, a new growth may take place.
If the knife is employed, the vessels are either slit in their length or cut transversely at several points. The method by electrolysis is the same as used in the removal of superfluous hair (q. v.).; the needle may, if the vessel is short, be inserted along its calibre, or if long, may be inserted at several points in its length.
Excessive connective-tissue growth, exceptionally met with, is to be treated by ablation with the scissors or knife.