The Correction of Featural Imperfections (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Correction of Featural ImperfectionsBefore detailing the methods of operating for the correction of the unduly prominent or outstanding ear, it is well to call attention to the factors most frequently causing this condition, so that efforts may be encouraged at the proper time in life to pre vent the development of the condition.There is no doubt that in early childhood a head dress which turns the ear outward and forward and holds it in this position, if used continuously over a considerable time, will produce a permanent effect upon the position of the ear. The physician should always note in the children of his patrons any ten deney of a headdress to hold the ears in an abnormal position, and should advise against the use of such, and in any child, where a tendency exists for the ear to project unduly, the parents should have their at tention called to the condition, and be in¿uenced, if possible, to adopt a plan of bandaging during the night to hold the ears snugly against the side of the cranium. A simple bandage devised for this purpose may be applied during the night without discomfort to the child. By tact and persuasion a child may be in¿uenced to have no objection to the contrivance.The use of such simple means in early childhood, if persisted in, will, in very many instances correct the condition satisfactorily. After adult life is reached the possibilities of good results following this plan of treatment are greatly diminished.Attention has been called to the greater frequency of outstanding ears in women than in men, and it has been given as an explanation, that the habit of wearing the hair long and dressed in certain fash ions, is responsible for the development of the con dition. Parents should be warned of this and should not allow a plan of dressing the hair of their chil dren, which is likely to press the ear outward.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.