Beauty Borne out of Chaos: Molding a Surgical Subspecialty Through the World Wars

The chaos during the Great Wars provided the impetus for the genesis of modern plastic surgery. Collectively, the World Wars caused disfiguring injuries to thousands of American soldiers, which challenged their acceptance into society. The Wars, however, propelled 2 leaders in the field of plastic s...

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Main Authors: Tina Bharani, MD, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2023-06-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000285