The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-12-09
WONDERFUL sTRGERT.
An Illinois Doctor Puts a New Face
on aR Emaciated Young Woman.

There lives in this city young lady
named Lizzie TWineham. Some years
ago, when she was but q young girl
she was attacked with an liberation o
the face, which entirely destroyed hel
nose, upper lip and nearly all the ada
cent bones. By the time the ravages O.
the disease were arrested she was the
most hideous-lOOking being that was
ever looked upon. Her eyes and fore
head were visible, but in place of hel
nose and mouth there was nothing but
large unsightly hole, in which the
raw and purple flesh was visible away
into the throat. None could look upon
her WithOut turning away in horror
Her parents were poor, and she \, as
compelled to leave home. She sought
labor, as she was able and willing tC
work, but her presence was so disa-
gTeeable, on account Of her terrible af-
Fiction, that she could not obtain q
situation. About four years ago she
found herself out of employment, and
with no home.
She was advised to go the poor house.
Despair and Wretchedness seemed to be
her lO.. Stunned as she was by society
and abandoned by all, her sensitive ma
ture was hacked with torment, and she
seriously contemplated suicide. Just
that probably DIR. Wright, of this city,
might be able to remedy her deformify
and improve the appearance of her
face. With tears in her eyes and with
but faint hope she called upon him.
At first the Doctor thought it hopeless
case, but the Respondent and despair
ing condition of the girls mind induced
him to take the case under serious con-
sideratiOn. He consulted with DR.. J.
II. Rainey, dentist, in regard to the
Feasibility of supplying teeth and the
upper jaw, which has been entirely eat
en- away. After examination, DIR. Raj
ney thought he would be able to supply
the deficiency. DR.. Wright then deter
mined to enter upon the work Of max
ing a new face for the oung woman.
The first business was to supply an
upper lip. This was an exceedingly
difficult and delicate operation. The
disease had not only destroyed the lip
but it had resulted in the healing pro-
cess, in connecting the flesh of each
cheek to the stub Of the upper jawbone
in an unnatural manner. 1t was nee
essaTy TO cut the flesh loose from the
bone on the inside. After this was
done, and the wounds healed, a piece
of flesh was taken from the back part
of the check and transplanted to form a
lip. This was most extraordinary OPP
Grafton, but ii was completely success
full.
The lip being formed, the next step
was to supply a nose. This required
several operations. 4 piece of flesh
was taken from the forehead in such a
manner as to scarcely leave a scar, and
brought down and made to grow where
the nose should be. Other pieces were
taken from each check and applied in
the same manner.
1t was necessary that months should
intervene between each operation, that
the parts might become perfectly heal
ed. The different operations were emil
nently successful, and the work Is now
complete. DR.. Rainey has supplied the
teeth and bridge for the nose, which
holds it out in the natural manner. a
stranger now meeting her would never
imagine that she was once without nose
or upper lip. She would pass IN COM
panY without special observation on
account of a y deformity.
We regard this case as one OF the
most wonderful aud interesting in the
annals Of surgery. DIR. Wright had al
ready won an euViable fame as an emf
nent surgeon, but this case gave him
pre-eminence. DIR. Rainey is also de-
serving of the greatest credit for the
skill and genius displayed in his part
of the work, and both gentlemen are
entitled to the highest praise and warm
est thanks of the public for their gen
erous and invaluable services to this
poor and almost fIiendless young wO-
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