Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-10-14

BEAUTY MARKS.


"No, sir, will not give you word
about the dimples, if you wish to place
my name in connection with it 1t has
been done before, and | am adverse to
newspaper notoriety,' savagcly retortcd
physician ms New York Mens re-
porter introduced himself and the object
of his mission
"But," outbroko the surgeon, as he
cast n smile Of confidence toward the in
vader and larger smile, without dim
pies, spread over the reporters counte-
nance, 81 will give you all the iacts if
you agree to not mention my name
do not wish to make speciality of dim
pies; and if it becomes publicly idcuti-
fed with my name through the press,
might spoil my best surgical and mcdi-
cal practice"
Agreeing to his demands, the physi-
clan then told all in relation to the
manufacture Of dimples
"You sec" he commenced, after throw
ing himself comfortably back in an easy
armchair, " Mrs. D about two
weeks after her engagement to her pres
ent husband, became the victim of a
small abcess on the very middle of her
right check It looked remarkably re-
pulsive, and to some might create the
impression that it would end in disGgur-
ing her pretty face for life. She came
to me to have it removed began the
operation and soon had it completed, but
at this time one great obstacle presented
itself, to the young lady's great sorrow.
She would have a small scar on her
check, which would always appear like
pistol-shot would She told me her
intended had not seen her since she had
the abcess, and as he was not to come
back until few days before their we'd
ding, if he bcheld this scar it might hurt
his feelings very much. | told her moth
ing could be done, but few minutes
after sire smiled about some remark
made, and then | noticed the scar in her
cheek sunk in tho folds of the skin, aud
with the exception Of little puckering,
appeared exactly like a dimple, and, in
deed, added to make her face the more
agreeable.
81 then concluded if the slight rough
flesh could be removed around the scar
by simple operation, 50 as to cause il
to disappear from view and sink into folds
of the skin and face more properly, il
would then be turned into "a real artif.
cial dimple, as good and perfect in every
respect as one naturally set there Of
course the operation was performed on
both cheeks, the lady being under the
influence Of m an@sthetic. ] carefully
watched developments and had the young
lady call with her mother to see inc regu-
larly, and in short time | found the
dimples were an emphatic success.
How is the operation done p inter
posed the writer.
IA slip Of muscular tissue is removed
from the main muscle Of tho check be-
tween the masseter and the zygomatic
major muscles After administering the
an@stbetic, a keon-edged little instru-
ment is brought into requisition, and
with this the delicate but deep incision
is made which finishes the operation.
after this young lady got her dim
pie, ] almost Immediately had like calls
from several ladies who had mole marks,
burns, and other scars on thor faces,
which they desired to have removed and
replaced with dimples. Some Of them
| refused to operate upon.
They nearly all desired to have the
dimples TO make them better looking
told them they could never have their
faces changed after having dimples put
in, and they would stay in forever, but
these warnings only made them more
anxious. When first commenced work
on the dimples | expected TO hear no
more about it after Mrs. D. case, but
she has told me since that every ono who
knew she never had them before an
noyed her almost TO death 10 find out
how she got them
Then / had a call for very bcauti-
ful woman on Madison avenue, whose
features were az perfect MS an ideal
statue. ] begged Of her not 10 have the
operation performed, as already her face
was beautiful without additions. She
said her face was growing too full and
unlosC she had dimples in her checks
sho would have face looking bloated
Her point was well taken. and it was