Friday 18th December 2012: Surgery History, Growth and Development

WORLD WAR ONE



I found that there was signifiant growth and development during the first world war (1914-1918) as the need for reconstructions dramatically increased. This was because there were many burn and blast victims with dramatic disfiguring injuries.

These injuriess caused challenges for surgeons and increased the growth and development of surgery.

How does this help my project?
This is evidence which goes agains the idea of vainity within my project. During the growth and development witin the war, plastic surgery was not used to for vainity, instead it was a vital way of enabling survival. I will use the war and surgery as one of the subjects in my essay.

www.ast.org/publications/Journal%20Archive/2009/11_November_2009/PlasticHistory.pdf

Tuesday 15th December 2012: MORE vainity!

Found out some information about Johnann Freidrich Dieffenbach

He defoned plastic surgery as 'beauty surgery"

How will this help my project?

Again, this links back to my main subject vainity.

From the definition above, you can see that beauty is in relation to the way that people look and having pretty qualities that 'please' others.

The renaming of cosmetic to beauty surgery was done to differentiate the link from aesthetic procedures to "real" procedures.

 

www.ast.org/publications/Journal%20Archive/2009/11_November_2009/PlasticHistory.pdf

Sunday 2nd December 2012: History and Renewed Interest

Looked into how plastic surgery beagn after the Indian tradition

I found that:

1. In the 16th century Italian surgeon Gasparo Tagliacozzi and French surgeon Ambroise Pare experimented with the onld Indian tradition
2. This sparked renewed interest in this surgery idea

Facts about Rhinoplasty (nose job)

• The results of a rhinoplasty procedure can last a lifetime.
• Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure to re-shape the nose, giving it a more pleasing appearance.
• A rhinoplasty should be ethnically appropriate and should be individualised to the patient’s other facial features.
• Problems with breathing can be corrected at the same time as a cosmetic rhinoplasty.
• Rhinoplastic surgery reshapes not only tissues but bones and cartilage
• Secondary rhinoplasties are not uncommon due to possible further trauma to the nose, surgically unacceptable results or patient lifestyle.

How will this help my project?

The information regarding the new interest means that I can talk about the history of plastic surgery within my essay. Also, the facts that I have found that could be used as proof that it is worth it: for example: problems with breathing can be corrected.

www.cosmeticplasticsurgerystatistics.com/statistics

www.cosmeticsurgeryoz.com/The-Facts-About-Rhinoplasty.htm