Origin Reconstructive techniques are attested as early as the surgeon Sushruta in the Indian subcontinent around the sixth century BCE, and the Italian surgeon Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1545-1599) popularized a skin-flap rhinoplasty technique in Renaissance Europe; the modern specialty was substantially shaped by Harold Gillies's facial reconstruction work on wounded soldiers during the First World War, for which he is widely called the father of modern plastic surgery.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is the surgical specialty concerned with the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body, covering both reconstructive procedures after injury, disease or congenital defect and elective cosmetic procedures. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountReconstructive techniques are attested as early as the surgeon Sushruta in the Indian subcontinent around the sixth century BCE, and the Italian surgeon Gaspare Tagliacozzi (1545-1599) popularized a skin-flap rhinoplasty technique in Renaissance Europe; the modern specialty was substantially shaped by Harold Gillies's facial reconstruction work on wounded soldiers during the First World War, for which he is widely called the father of modern plastic surgery. 2 Classification
Type/Classification Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Source Auguste Nélaton (Wikipedia)
Source Donald Laub (Wikipedia)
Source Eduard Zeis (Wikipedia)
Source Erich Lexer (Wikipedia)
Source Jacques Joseph (Wikipedia)
Source Jan F. Esser (source article)
Source Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (source article)
Source Graefe, Karl Ferdinand von (Neue Deutsche Biographie)
Source Philibert Joseph Roux (source article)
Source Robert Gersuny (source article)
Source Victor von Bruns (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
2. Plastic Surgery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body.
History section, Ancient Period paragraph
Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India by 800 BC.
Founded By: Sushruta, History section
Sushrata, a physician of the 6th century BC, made significant contributions to early plastic and cataract surgery and is widely regarded as a foundational figure in reconstructive surgery.
View the Source Jacques Joseph (Wikipedia)
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He was an innovator in modern plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (source article)
Notable Specialists: Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach, NDB Biographie, plastic surgery periodQuote, Notable Specialists: Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach, NDB Biographie, plastic surgery period
Wiederherstellung der eingefallenen Nase
Auguste Nélaton (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Auguste Nélaton, BiographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Auguste Nélaton, Biography
Nélaton worked in plastic surgery.
Graefe, Karl Ferdinand von (Neue Deutsche Biographie)
Notable Specialists: Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, NDB Biographie [specialist-in 2]Quote, Notable Specialists: Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, NDB Biographie [specialist-in 2]
Wiedereinführung der Rhino-Plastik, die ihm den Beinamen „Vater der modernen plastischen Chirurgie“ eintrug
Donald Laub (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Donald Laub, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Donald Laub, Lead paragraph
was an American plastic surgeon
Robert Gersuny (source article)
Notable Specialists: Robert Gersuny, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Robert Gersuny, Lead
Dr. Gersuny is known primarily for his contributions to the field of plastic surgery.
Jan F. Esser (source article)
Notable Specialists: Jan F. Esser, Lead paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Jan F. Esser, Lead paragraph
Johannes Fredericus Samuel Esser (13 October 1877 in Leiden, 9 August 1946 in Chicago) was a Dutch plastic surgeon who pioneered innovative methods of reconstructive surgery on soldiers wounded in the First World War.
Eduard Zeis (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Eduard Zeis, Career paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Eduard Zeis, Career paragraph [specialist-in]
In 1838, he published the first textbook of plastic surgery
Erich Lexer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Erich Lexer, Lead paragraph, specialtyQuote, Notable Specialists: Erich Lexer, Lead paragraph, specialty
he is regarded as the pioneer of plastic surgery
Philibert Joseph Roux (source article)
Notable Specialists: Philibert Joseph Roux, Article text [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Philibert Joseph Roux, Article text [specialist-in]
Remembered for his pioneer work in plastic surgery, in 1819 he performed one of the earliest staphylorrhaphies (surgical repair of a cleft palate).
Victor von Bruns (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Victor von Bruns, Wikipedia article textQuote, Notable Specialists: Victor von Bruns, Wikipedia article text
Bruns was a leading authority in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery
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