The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-08
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An Illinois Doctor Eauta IS 80.
Face om mm EmarlmmteH
Mummm Woman.


From tho Cahton. tl.i) Irr.H
There lives in this city "a Young Dr..
named Lizzie TWincham Some F..
ago, when che vas but o. young r.H. r.
was attacked with an liberation o| H
face, which entirely DESTROYED hrr ua.
/ upper hp and nearly nil thca'acanf taa.-
\ BY the umo Che mwRos of tlo d.
I were arrested she was Che most hiIaaH.
/ looking being thar was over rafad urm
\ Her eyes and forehead were visible. h.
/ in place OF her nose and mouh uIr.
was nothing but large un#.ehdv ho...
In which the raw aud purple 0elh uar
visible away la the throat Mono cauII
lock upon Der without turning away r.
horror. her parents we're poor eud .he
was compelled 20 leave home. Ha
sought labor, &c she wna able nod willing
% work, but her presence was 10 d.lrrrrs.
able, on account Of her terrible nm.cuar.
that she could not obtain % situation.
About four years ago che found hesaIfout
Of employment, and with DO home.
She was advised 20 so 20 the poor
house. Despair and wrotchcdncaa .cem.
ed 10 be her lot Stunned ns abe Wla bE
society and abandoned by nll box rana.-
tive nature was racked with torment and
she seriously contemplated suicide Juf
al this time friend suggested Do her thnt
probably Dr. Wright, Of thil city. might
be able 10 remedy her delormIuy and fu.
prove the appearance Of her face. Wifh
tears ia her eyes and with but faint h1nr.
she called upon him. Az nat tha Doc.
tor thought il a hopeless case. but thr
Respondent and dospairing condition of
the girls mind induced him to take the
case under serious consideration Hocans
suited with Dr. j. III RninCy, dentist. u
regard 20 the feasibility Of 1upplnQ teeth
and the upper jaw, which bad been r1.
tirely eaten away. After examination.
DR.. Rainey thought ho would De able t1
supply the deficiency. Dr. Wright fhrn
determined 20 enter upon The work of
making new face for the young woman.
The first business was Do supply an u1.
per lip. This was an exceedingly din..
cult and delicate operation. The dncHr
bad not only destroyed tho lip, but it
had resulted in tho healing process. In
connecting the flesh of each cheek 10 thd
stub Of the upper Jaw bone 10 an uunat.
tural manner II was necessary no rut
the flesh loose from the bone 0n tho in-
side After this was done. and the
wounds healed, piece Of fleah was tak.
en- from the back part of the neck a1d
transplanted 20 form o lip. This was n
most extraordinary operation bat it wac
entirely successful
The lip being formed, che next stop
was 70 supply a nose. This required Gov.
eral operations. A piece of lesh was
taken from the forehead IN such o. manner
as 70 scarcely leave a scar, and brought
down and made % grow whore thc nose
should DO. Other pieces we're taken
from each cheek and applied Ia tho same
manner.
II was necessary that months should
intervene between each operation thHt
the parts might become perfectly healed.
The different operations were cmiuonuy
successful, as The work is now complete.
DR.. Rainey has supplied the teeth and
bridge Of the nose, which holds it out in
the natural manner. "A stranger now
meeting her would never imagine thnt
ihe was once without nose on upper Dr..
She would pass IN company without ops.
,ial observation on account of any dol0rma
~.
We regard this case ns one OF tho most
wonderful and interesting in the nnnala OF
surgery. DR.. Wright had already won
m enviable fame as an eminent surgeon,
1ut this case gave him pro-omincnce.
Dr.. Rainey is also deserving of the great.
,st credit for the skill and genius do.
played 10 bis part Of the work and both
gentlemen are entitled % tie hiqhert
praise aud warmest thanks of the public
or their generous and invaluable services
o this poor and almost fiondlos- young
Woman.