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Suzanne Blanche Gros Noël (January 19, 1878 – 1954), also known as Madame Noël, was a French plastic surgeons and the first female plastic surgeon in the world. [1] She was known for her efficient face lift technique, the "petite operation".
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, ... the word "plastic" first appeared in 1816 and was established in 1838 by Eduard Zeis, [5] ...
Gaspare Tagliacozzi (his last name has also been spelled Taliacotius, Tagliacoze or Tagliacozzio; [1] Bologna, March 1545 – Bologna, 7 November 1599) was an Italian surgeon, pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
New Zealand surgeon Harold Gillies pioneered modern plastic surgery for wounded British World War I soldiers. 1925. The first open heart surgery by English surgeon Henry Souttar. 1929. Werner Forssmann performed the first cardiac catheterization, on himself. 1931. The first sex reassignment surgery. 1940. The first successful metallic hip ...
Morani was the first female resident at WMCP until 1935. She did not start practicing plastic surgery until 1938, at this time she was known for being the first female plastic surgeon in the United States. [4] To further improve her skillset as a surgeon, Morani went on to attend the American College of Surgeons in 1941. After completing her ...
Varaztad H. Kazanjian [1] (Armenian: Վարազդատ Գազանճեան, March 18, 1879 – October 19, 1974) was an Armenian American oral surgeon who pioneered techniques for plastic surgery and is considered to be the founder of the modern practice of plastic surgery. [2] [3] [4] He graduated from Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1905.
Gillies caricatured in Punch's Personalities by George Belcher, 1929. Gillies was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, the son of Member of Parliament in Otago, Robert Gillies. [3] He attended Whanganui Collegiate School and studied medicine at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where despite a stiff elbow sustained sliding down the banisters at home as a child, he was an excellent sportsman.
Gurdon Buck (May 4, 1807 – March 6, 1877) was a pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War. He is known for being the first doctor to incorporate pre- and post-operative photographs into his publications. Buck's fascia and Buck's extension are both named after him.