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
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Source Donald Laub (Wikipedia)
Source Eduard Zeis (Wikipedia)
Source Erich Lexer (Wikipedia)
Source Gary Alter (Wikipedia)
Source George Sava (Wikipedia)
Source Gerry Wall (Wikipedia)
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Source Ivo Pitanguy (Wikipedia)
Source Jacques Joseph (Wikipedia)
Specialty named by the cited article.
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Source János Balassa (Wikipedia)
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Source Serdar Nasır (Wikipedia)
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Source Veronika Petrovici (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)
Notable Specialists: Jacques Joseph, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Jacques Joseph, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
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
Hippolyte Morestin (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Hippolyte Morestin, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Hippolyte Morestin, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
He was one of the founders of cosmetic surgery.
Rozina Ali (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Rozina Ali, Lead sentence [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Rozina Ali, Lead sentence [in-group]
an English microvascular reconstructive plastic surgeon and consultant
János Balassa (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: János Balassa, Lead paragraph [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: János Balassa, Lead paragraph [in-group]
an internationally recognized authority within the field of plastic surgery
Jacques Mathieu Delpech (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jacques Mathieu Delpech, Article bodyQuote, Notable Specialists: Jacques Mathieu Delpech, Article body
He was also a pioneer of skin grafting and rhinoplasty
Jean-Louis Sebagh (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Jean-Louis Sebagh, Biography and careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Jean-Louis Sebagh, Biography and career
then learned plastic surgery in Los Angeles
Archibald McIndoe (source article)
Notable Specialists: Archibald McIndoe, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Archibald McIndoe, Lead
was a New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
Robert Abbe (source article)
Notable Specialists: Robert Abbe, Lead paragraph, professionQuote, Notable Specialists: Robert Abbe, Lead paragraph, profession
Abbe was most known as a plastic surgeon
Ivo Pitanguy (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ivo Pitanguy, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Ivo Pitanguy, Lead
was a Brazilian plastic surgeon who made significant contributions to the fields of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
Pedro Cavadas (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Pedro Cavadas (surgeon), Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Pedro Cavadas (surgeon), Lead sentence
Pedro Carlos Cavadas Rodríguez (born 4 November 1967, in Valencia) is a Spanish surgeon.
Ömer Özkan (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Ömer Özkan, EducationQuote, Notable Specialists: Ömer Özkan, Education
he completed his specialist training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the same university between 1995 and 2001
George Sava (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: George Sava, Life [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: George Sava, Life [specialist-in]
during World War II did some secret plastic surgery work for the Special Operations Executive.
Gerry Wall (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Gerry Wall, Early life and careerQuote, Notable Specialists: Gerry Wall, Early life and career
specialising in orthopaedic and plastic surgery
Gary Alter (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Gary Alter, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Gary Alter, Lead sentence
Gary J. Alter is an American plastic surgeon.
Serdar Nasır (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Serdar Nasır, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Serdar Nasır, Lead sentence
Serdar Nazif Nasır is a Turkish plastic surgeon.
Selahattin Özmen (source article)
Notable Specialists: Selahattin Özmen, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Selahattin Özmen, Lead
is a Turkish plastic surgeon and professor of plastic surgery
Ziya Saylan (source article)
Notable Specialists: Ziya Saylan, Source articleQuote, Notable Specialists: Ziya Saylan, Source article
former president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Léon Dufourmentel (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Léon Dufourmentel, Lead sentence [in-group]Quote, Notable Specialists: Léon Dufourmentel, Lead sentence [in-group]
who specialized in maxillofacial surgery, leading to reconstructive surgery
Paul Tessier (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Paul Tessier, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Paul Tessier, Lead [specialist-in]
one of the founders of plastic surgery
Veronika Petrovici (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Veronika Petrovici, Lead and career sections [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Veronika Petrovici, Lead and career sections [specialist-in]
was a Romanian-German plastic surgeon and associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery
Toby Meltzer (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Toby Meltzer, Article lead, professionQuote, Notable Specialists: Toby Meltzer, Article lead, profession
Toby R. Meltzer (born September 19, 1957) is an American plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
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