Comments on: The Origins of Plastic Surgery http://www.gearability.com/2007/11/03/the-origins-of-plastic-surgery/ Life with limitations and the gear that makes things work Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: pat http://www.gearability.com/2007/11/03/the-origins-of-plastic-surgery/#comment-5735 pat Wed, 28 May 2008 05:30:05 +0000 http://www.gearability.com/2007/11/03/the-origins-of-plastic-surgery/#comment-5735 it's amazing how far plastic surgery has come to be it’s amazing how far plastic surgery has come to be

]]> By: K http://www.gearability.com/2007/11/03/the-origins-of-plastic-surgery/#comment-5707 K Wed, 21 May 2008 20:53:02 +0000 http://www.gearability.com/2007/11/03/the-origins-of-plastic-surgery/#comment-5707 Although Sir Harold Gillies is known as the father of plastic surgery skin grafting dates back to 700 BC when Indian Physicians applied them. The pedicle tube which was used was very horrific and probably very uncomfortable for the patients, especially as some of them went from the hand to the face and involved keeping the arm elevated for a fairly long period of time. Gillies did some fantastic work and I'm sure he changed the lives of many. It's just a shame that people nowadays forget the true intentions of plastic surgery and how it is used for vanity and is only an option for those with the money. I feel sorry for those who probably do need it and cannot recieve it free of charge. Although Sir Harold Gillies is known as the father of plastic surgery skin grafting dates back to 700 BC when Indian Physicians applied them.

The pedicle tube which was used was very horrific and probably very uncomfortable for the patients, especially as some of them went from the hand to the face and involved keeping the arm elevated for a fairly long period of time.

Gillies did some fantastic work and I’m sure he changed the lives of many. It’s just a shame that people nowadays forget the true intentions of plastic surgery and how it is used for vanity and is only an option for those with the money. I feel sorry for those who probably do need it and cannot recieve it free of charge.

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