The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-10-21
BEAUTY MARKS.

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been done before, and am adverse to
newspaper notoriety," sayagely retorted
physician as a New York Ne,os re-
porter introduced himsef and the object
of his mission.
"But," outbroke the surgeon, as he
;tast smile of confidence toward the
invader, and larger smile, without
dimples, spread over the reporters
countenance, 81 will give you all the
facts if you agree to not mention my
name. do not wish to make spe-
cialty of dimples and if it becomes
publicaly identified with my name
through the press, might spoil my
best surgical and medical practice"
Agreeing to his demands, the physi-
clan then told all in relation to the
manufacture of dimples.
"You see," he commenced, after
throwing himself comfortably back in
an easy armchair, "Mrs. D. about
two weeks after her engagement to her
present husband, became the victim of
small abcess on the very middle of
her right cheek, 1t looked remarkably
repulsive, and to some might create the
impression that it would end in disfg-
uring her pretty face for life. She came
to me to have it removed. 1 began
the operation and soon had it completed,
but at his time one great obstacle
presented itself, to the young lady's
great sorrow. She would have small
scar on her cheek, which would always
appear like a piSthl.shot wound. 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 be-
fore their wedding, if he beheld this
scar it might hurt his feelings very
much. l told her nothing could be
done, but a few minutes after she
smiled about some remark l made, and
then I noticed the scar in her cheek
sunk in the folds of the skin, and with
the exception of little puckering, ap-
peared exactly like 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, so as to
cause it to disappear from view and sink
into the folds of the skin and face more
properly, it would then be turned into
a real artificial dimple, as good and per-
feet in every respect as one naturally
set there. OF course the operation was
performed on both cheeks, the lady
being under the influence of an anws.
thetic. l carefully watched develop
ments and had the young lady call with
her mother to see me regularly, aud in
a short time l found the dimples we're
ar emphatic success.
"How is the operation done2" inter-
posed the writer.
"a slip of muscular tissue is removed
from the main muscle of the cheek be-
tween the masseter and the zygomatic
major muscles. After administering
the an@sthetic, keen edged little iu-
strument is brought into requisition,
and with this the delicate but deep in
cision is made which finishes the ope-
ration.
"After thisyouug lady got her dim
pie. almost Immediately had like calls
from several ladies who had mole
marks, burns, and other scars on their
faces, which they desired to have re-
moved and replaced with dimples. Some
of them l refused to operate upon.
They nearly all desired to have the
dimples to make them better looking.
l told them they could never have their
faces changed after having dimples put
in, and that they would stay in forever,
but these warnings cnly made them
more anxious. When / first commenced
work on the dimples l expected to hear
no more about it after Mrs. DIS case,
but she has told me since that every one
who knew she never had them before
annoyed her almost to death to find out
how she got them.
"Then / had a call for very beau
tiful woman on Madison avenue, whose
features were as perfect as an ideal
statue. Ibegged of her not to have the
operation performed, as already her face
was beautiful without additions. She
said her face was growing too full, and
unless she had dimples in her cheeks
she would have face looking bloated.
Her point was well taken, and il was
decidedly true, her face was getting too
round to retain lbs charms TO full beauty,
and more so when she smiled or
laughed. made the dimples, and
when the lady now laughs, her beaming
hazel eyes, mouth of fine teeth and
pretty dimples give her look that at
once facinates and creates intense admi-
ration. She must have long studied
her need of dimples, for they make q
vast advantage in her appearance.
"How much does il cost for a pair of
dimplesP"
"Well, it's according to the trouble
for some il might be done for twenty