A History of Plastic Surgery - Hardcover

A History of Plastic Surgery With CD-ROM [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe] Paolo Santoni-Rugiu Philip J. Sykes Medizin Pharmazie Klinik Praxis Flap Plastische Chirurgie Reconstructive Surgery Renaissance Repair Surgery Tod Vesalius wound healing

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 2007. The book covers the history of plastic surgery from the remarkable achievements of ancient civilizations e.g. India and Egypt, through the classical times of ancient Greece and Rome, up to the revolutionary techniques developed at the end of the Middle Age, the Renaissance and then beyond. Surgical progress has usually relied on the parallel development of anatomy.The knowledge of wound healing and how this has changed and influenced plastic surgery is covered in the first part. The development of the basic techniques of the specialty such as skin flaps, the grafting of skin and other tissues are followed throughout the centuries.In the Second Part the development of various surgical reconstructive procedures are described. The reader will realize how techniques which are routine today have evolved thanks to the ingenuity of our surgical ancestors.Finally in Part Three the birth of Cosmetic Surgery, which has fulfilled the dreams of our ancestors, is outlined. Its rapid development is described stressing the efforts required to overcome the prejudices and criticism. Content: The Anatomical Foundations of Surgery.- Healing of Wounds and the Development of Surgery.- Skin Flaps.- Skin Grafts.- Grafts of Other Tissues.- Some Notes on Anaesthesia.- Nasal Reconstruction.- Cleft Lip and Palate.- Reconstruction of the External Genitalia.- Ear Reconstruction.- Skull Reconstruction.- to Cosmetic Surgery.- Cosmetic Rhinoplasty.- Facial Rejuvenation.- Cosmetic Surgery of the Breast. 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. Zusatzinfo XVI, 395 p. With CD-ROM. Verlagsort Berlin Sprache englisch Maße 210 x 279 mm Medizin Pharmazie Klinik Praxis Flap Plastische Chirurgie Reconstructive Surgery Renaissance Repair Surgery Tod Vesalius wound healing ISBN-10 3-540-46240-6 / 3540462406 ISBN-13 978-3-540-46240-8 / 9783540462408 A History of Plastic Surgery With CD-ROM [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe] Paolo Santoni-Rugiu (Autor), Philip J. Sykes (Autor) In englischer Sprache. 398 pages. 2,4 x 21,6 x 27 cm. Artikel-Nr. BN25319

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