Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book details the use and impact of plastic surgery throughout history to restore patients to a more standard form. The author discusses this service as it was originally practiced in India for reconstruction of lost noses and in Europe from the 16th century onward. The author also details a new method for this complex surgery that was first implemented in 1817. The book incorporates accounts from historical cases and the author's own experience, helping readers understand how this revolutionary surgical procedure reshaped the lives of patients. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.