Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-17
A REMARKABLE OPERATION
Surgeon Removes Birth Mark by
Freezing and DiOXide.

New York, Aug. IA birthmark
that covered one side OF the face Of
Joseph Joyce, eleven years old, with
shaggy fur has been almost entire
| ly removed by DR.. Alfred Potter, OF
the Kings county hospital The
mark bore close resemblance to
dog. Through difficult surgical OPP
Grafton DR.. Potter has eradicated
most Of the fur and the outline, and
expects within a few weeks 10 effect
an entire cure.
| The case OF the boy has been one
Of the most difficult on record. and
because of the success Of the opera
ton the physicians of the Kings
county hospital believe that they
have solved the problem of dispos-
ing of ugly, disilguring birthmarks.
! The Joyce boy lives at No. 80
State street with his parents. A few
was attacked by vicious Newfound-
land dog and has never overcome
her fear of the animals. The boy
when he grew up was a handsome
child, with the exception Of the fur
that hid the right side Of his face.
| Instead of wearing off, as the
mother had hoped, the hair on the
side of the boys face grew with
his years. 1t was Of the thick tex
ture OF a dogs fur, and the most GU
rious thing about it was that it was
shaped in the form Of a dog.
The head Of the animal was close
to t.e boys forehead and the other
lines in resemblance to the animal
were brought out in uncanny detail
on the boys face. His mother brought
him to the Long Island College hospi-
tai several months ago, but the boy
refused to submit to the treatment.
He ran away and would not return.
He was finally convinced that the
mark which made him so conspicu-
Gus could be eradicated, and he con-
sented to submit to an operation.
DR.. Potter, one Of the visiting sur
geons of the hospital, who had had
good results in this branch of work,
took charge Of the case three months
ago.
His solution TO Kill the growth Of
the fur and to remove the traces of
the mark was composed Of carbon
dioxide and snow. This was brought
to temperature Of 120 degrees be-
low zero and applied to the face.
"Take it away! 1t burns" yelled
the boy as the frozen solution was
applied to his face. He was permit
ted to feel the tube to convince him
self that it was frozen, but he made
the same outcry again when the cold
instrument again touched his face.
Finally he became so violent that he
had to be strapped - the operat-
ing table during each application.
After few months the treatment
brought results. The fur disappear
ed and showed no signs Of new
growth; the natural down showed u,
its place. The marks under the skin
were blotted out and the face took
| oh tHS IVY liuSH tIldl SuO"cu
in the other cheek.
The head of the dog, however, still
IS unremoved. DR.. Potter has rec
ognized the danger Of applying the
treatment too close to the temple and
Is going slowly In his operation in
that region. He believes, however,
that it will be possible for him to get
under the skin with his knife and to
apply his solution without atrophying
any Of the nerve centres so close to
the brain. In the next few weeks
little Joseph, the surgeon thinks, will
be sent out without the Disagreement
that threatened to mar his entire life.
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