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Plastic Surgery“Do you know its history?”
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ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
They used reeds to keep the nostrilsopen during nose reconstruction surgery.
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THE HINDUS
They used skin from the forehead to formnew noses and ears.
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The Romans
Surgeons would operate on former Gladiators, to repair and reconstruct
ears, lips and noses severely damaged during fights.
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IN THE LATE 1500s (1)
Gaspara Tagliacozzi, an Italian surgeon,
advanced the science through his experiments using skin grafts for
nose reconstructions.
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IN THE LATE 1500s (2)
He did that because it was a common injury in a time where
many disputes were settled by the sword.
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IN 1978
Pierre Desault, a French Doctor, first coined the term "plastic
surgery,” derived from the Greek word “plastikos” which means “fit
for molding.”
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THE TWO WORLD WARS
Where the field of plastic surgery developed rapidly because soldiers returned from the battlefields with
injuries.
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IN 1931
The American Society of Plasticand Reconstructive Surgeons
was founded.
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IN 1946
The very first Journal of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery was published.
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IN 1960s and 1970s
IN 1980sBreast augmentation and liposuction were
popular procedures.
The use of silicone was rapidly developed.
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IN 1999
The American Society of Plasticand Reconstructive Surgeons
changed its name toAmerican Society of Plastic
Surgeons.
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TODAY
Dr. Sarah Mess,your Maryland plastic surgeon,
still continues to help people from all walks of life to look and
feel their best.
