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Show Eliminating Blemisliing Birthmarks By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Keleased by Western Newspaper Union.) BIRTHMARKS occur more . frequently in girls than in boys, about three to one, so that it was not surprising per- j haps that one of i 1 the Dionne quin- TODAY'S faSbhirUthd HEALTH mark or na e- COLUMN mangioma, as it I ' is called. By means of radium, ra-dium, Dr. Howard Kelly of Baltimore successfully removed re-moved this blemish. A hae-mangioma hae-mangioma is a growth of tissue tis-sue containing small blood vessels. The first thought many mothers have when they discover a birthmarkstrawberry birth-markstrawberry mark, port wine stain, blood tumor is that radium must be used. It will be gratifying to mothers to know that unless the mark is large or is very thick and raised above the skin, a simple method of removing re-moving these marks or stains is available. availa-ble. Dr. Norman M. Wrong, Toronto, in Dr. Barton the Canadian Medi-cal Medi-cal Association, reports re-ports a series of 156 patients with angioma treated by carbon dioxide snow at the Hospital for Sick Children, Chil-dren, Toronto. "The technique of the treatment of skin diseases by carbon dioxide - snow is both simple and inexpensive. A chamois bag is placed over the nozzle of a tank of carbon dioxide and when the gas escapes the temperature tem-perature is lowered to such an extent ex-tent that some of it is converted into snow. This is then made into a suitably sized pencil in a wooden mold and the pencil is applied to the tumor with firm pressure." While this is simple enough, Dr. Wrong states that experience is required re-quired in determining the length of time to keep snow applied to the tumor, amount of pressure to use and the type of tumor which is best treated by this freezing process. Early Treatment Advisable. The usual types are (a) the port wine stain with no increase in tis- sue, (b) the strawberry mark with large vessels immediately beneath the skin and (c) the enlarged lump or growth of blood vessels and tissue tis-sue raised above the skin. lExperience with these marks and growths, makes it advisable that, instead in-stead of waiting for them to disappear dis-appear treatment should be given as early as possible if the child is well. It is in the thin small marks that the carbon dioxide snow is most effective. Sunstroke and Heat Exhaustion SUNSTROKE and heat exhaustion are two different ailments and I require different treatment. In sunstroke you may feel tired and dizzy before the regular symptoms symp-toms occur. These are headache, feeling of oppression, sometimes a tightness in the chest, great thirst, restlessness, frequent desire to pass urine, hot skin, a "sicky" feeling, flushed face and high temperature, finally unconsciousness. Treatment in sunstroke is to lay the patient in a cool, shady place, off the ground if possible or on the ground on newspapers or clothing if no bench or table is available. Cold cloths are then applied to back of neck, face and chest, clothing removed, re-moved, body sprinkled with water. The head should be kept high and patient fanned with a towel or piece of clothing. When patient is able to swallow, cool water containing a pinch of salt should be given. In heat exhaustion due to working in a hot, ill ventilated room, there is at first usually faintness, headache, head-ache, dizziness and a staggering gait. The face is pale instead of flushed and skin is cold and damp, and low temperature (not high) is present. Unconsciousness may or may not occur. In the treatment of heat exhaustion, exhaus-tion, patient is laid in a cool spot, cold applications made to the head and heat (by hot water bags or other methods) applied to the body. If patient is conscious he is given as much water as he can drink containing con-taining a quarter tcaspoonful of salt to each glass of water. If he is unconscious, un-conscious, the salt solution is used as an enema. j QUESTION BOX Q. What would cause the veins in my hands and arms to be especially espe-cially prominent? I am only 22 years old. A. Your veins may be very near the surface or you have not much fat undor the skin. Exercise of any kind would be helpful, giving the heart more driving power. Q What causes gas pains? A. Gas pains may be due to a sluggish liver and gall bladder, or to foods that cause gas such as cabbage, cab-bage, onions, lettuce and others. |
