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.

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.