Father of Plastic surgery~ Sushruta
During the 6th century BCE, an Indian physician named Sushruta - widely regarded as the 'Father of Indian Medicine' and 'Father of Plastic Surgery' - wrote one of the world's earliest works on medicine and surgery.
During the 6th century BCE, an Indian physician named Sushruta - widely regarded as the 'Father of Indian Medicine' and 'Father of Plastic Surgery' - wrote one of the world's earliest works on medicine and surgery.
Sushruta lived in the ancient city of Kashi, in the northern part of India.
Sushruta Samhita-
Sushruta is known for his pioneering operations & techniques & for his influential treatise 'Sushruta Samhita', the main source of knowledge about surgery in ancient India.
Sushruta Samhita-
Sushruta is known for his pioneering operations & techniques & for his influential treatise 'Sushruta Samhita', the main source of knowledge about surgery in ancient India.
Written in Sanskrit, the Sushruta Samhita dates bck to the times BCE & is 1 of the earliest works in the field of medicine. It forms the foundations of the ancient Hindu form of medicine known as Ayurveda and is highly regarded as one of the 'Great Trilogy of Ayurvedic Medicine.'
The sushruta samhita documented the etiology more than 1,100 diseases, the use of hundreds of medical plants and instructions for performing scores of surgical procedures- including three types of skin grafts and reconstruction of nose.
The influential nature of the Sushruta Samhita is supported not only by anatomical knowledge and surgical procedural descriptions contained within its pages but also by the creative approaches that still hold true today.
Origin of Rhinoplasty-
Rhinoplasty, colloquially known as the 'nose job,' is a surgery performed to achieve two results:
1. To improve the breathing function of the nose.
2. To improve the cosmetic look of the nose.
Rhinoplasty, colloquially known as the 'nose job,' is a surgery performed to achieve two results:
1. To improve the breathing function of the nose.
2. To improve the cosmetic look of the nose.
Sushruta's treatise provides the first written record of a forehead flap rhinoplasty, a technique still used today to reconstruct a nose. He used a flap of skin from forehead, called a pedicle, to form a new nose.
Source-
Manish C Champaneria et al. Ann Plast Surg. (Pubmed. gov)
Manish C Champaneria et al. Ann Plast Surg. (Pubmed. gov)
