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BBC - The History of Plastic Surgery

submitted by mauz15

1 decade 5 years 7 months 1 week ago

Thought of as a modern phenomenon, it actually started hundreds of years years ago with a spate of botched nose jobs. Since then, surgeons have been entranced with the idea that not only could they fix the body, but could even fix our sense of self-esteem.

Presenter Michael Mosley undergoes both 16th century bondage and 21st century botox in his journey of discovery.

Other episodes:
History of Brain Surgery
http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-The-History-of-Brain-Surgery
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http://www.videosift.com/video/BBC-The-Evolution-of-Surgery-From-Butchery-to-Science

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Very good series.
I would have thought they'd also deal with the prosthetic face, which I find quite convincing, sometimes better than reconstructive surgery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgO0-fD7GuM&feature=related

Also did you catch the Youraaagh! in there?

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