Ww1 Plastic Surgery Pictures

A century ago it was wounded soldiers rather than celebrities getting the latest plastic surgery.

Ww1 plastic surgery pictures.

The birth of plastic surgery. Apr 19 2018 explore thomas wood s board world war one plastic surgery followed by 151 people on pinterest. Fascinating photos of injured soldiers world war one have been released in a new book looking at the early development of plastic surgery. The first world war saw a huge rise in the number of drastic facial injuries.

How severe injuries in the first world war led to pioneering medical techniques and the origins of facial reconstruction. Considered the father of modern plastic surgery gillies chronicled his work during world war i in his 1920 book plastic surgery of the face which included before and after photographs of. After the battle of the somme gillies unit was overwhelmed by the thousands of casualties pouring in from the front. The black and white images show the soldiers horrif.

A soldier named spink shows his recovery thanks to one of the world s first plastic surgery procedures after an injury sustained during world war one pictures taken at the london s king george. Vintageplasticsurgeries before it became predominantly associated with celebrity nips and tucks plastic surgery was about saving lives. Surgical records demonstrating the revolutionary work of dr. Graphic photos behind the origins of plastic surgery on ww1 casualties.

See more ideas about world war one war world war i. Jul 18 2020 explore hugh gemmell s board wounds on pinterest. Surgeon harold gillies developed a new method of facial reconstructive surgery in 1917. Harold gillies a pioneer plastic surgeon renowned for developing some of the world s first successful skin grafts and plastic surgery techniques to treat soldiers who were left severely disfigured during world war one has been newly released by the queen s hospital in sidcup uk.