A History of Plastic Surgery

A History of Plastic Surgery
ISBN-10
3540462406
ISBN-13
9783540462408
Category
Medical
Pages
395
Language
English
Published
2007-06-27
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Paolo Santoni-Rugiu, Philip J. Sykes

Description

This book covers the history of plastic surgery from the remarkable achievements of such ancient civilizations as India and Egypt up to the revolutionary techniques developed at the end of the Middle Age, the Renaissance and beyond. Coverage details how the knowledge of wound healing has changed and influenced plastic surgery, describes the development of various surgical reconstructive procedures and details the birth of Cosmetic Surgery.

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