A Brief History of Plastic Surgery in Iran
History of Medicine in Iran
A Brief History of Plastic Surgery in Iran
Abdoljalil Kalantar-Hormozi, MD
Affiliation
Department of Plastic Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. kalantarj@yahoo.com.
Abstract
Although the exact time of performing plastic surgery is not addressed in the medical and historical literature, it can be supposed that these surgical procedures have a long and fascinating history. Recent excavations provided many documents regarding the application of medical instruments, surgical and even reconstructive procedures during the pre-historic and ancient periods. Actually, there is no historical definite time-zone separating general and cosmetic operations in the pre-modern time; however, historically there have been many surgeons who tried to perform reconstructive procedures during their usual medical practice. This article presents a brief look at the history of plastic surgery from the ancient to the contemporary era, with a special focus on Iran.
Keywords: History of medicine, Iran, Persian medicine, plastic surgery
Cite this article as:
Kalantar-Hormozi A. A brief history of plastic surgery in Iran. Arch Iran Med. 2013; 16(3): 201 – 206 (Link)
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