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Title: An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Norris, Richard C. (Richard Cooper), 1863-1937 Dickinson, Robert Latou, 1861-
Subjects: Obstetrics Obstetrics
Publisher: Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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sing of contractile collodion. A circular piece of material sold in theshops under the name of silk illusion is applied to the breast, and shouldextend 2 or 3 inches beyond its periphery, with a central opening forthe nipple and areola. To prevent puckering and to secure close adaptationto the contour of the breast, the material is cut at intervals of an inch or morefrom the periphery toward and halfway to the central opening. The breastis smoothly covered with the circular piece of illusion thus prepared, and athin layer of collodion is applied and allowed to dry. Successive layers ofcollodion will give any amount of compression desired. Notwithstandingevery precaution a circle of blisters around the periphery of the dressing islikely to occur. This disadvantage, and the possible necessity of releasing thebreast temporarily for practising massage when compression fails to drainthe breast, make the collodion dressing of doubtful utility. A very firmly DISEASES OF THE BREAST. Plate 48.
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Massage of the breast (from photographs). PATHOLOGY OF THE PUEBPEBIUM. 755 applied Y-bandage or the roller bandage is almost as efficient and certainlyis less troublesome and less painful. Massage of the Breasts.—To achieve the best results from manipulation ofthe breasts it is necessary to know its limitations as well as its indications, andmore important than all is an intimate knowledge of its technique. Thephysician should give the matter his personal attention when there is not athand a nurse upon whom he can rely for its proper performance. The im-portant contra-indication to breast-massage is interstitial inflammation of thebreasts. It is a method of treatment of great value for the relief of pain andtension in the breasts, due to engorgement with milk when the infant fails toempty the breast properly, especially when the nipple is sore. Breast-massageis also useful in mastitis to empty the gland-acini of their contents, and evenof pus in the early stage of parenchymatous abs

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