Plastic Surgery: its Origins
The Life and Works of Sir Harold Gillies 1882 - 1960
by Richard Petty
Sir Harold Gillies was a pioneer in modern plastic surgery, and it is his techniques that have made plastic surgery the practice it is today. This account of Gillies, written by London medical practitioner Richard Petty, is a highly detailed retrospective of the life and works of the man widely acknowledged as the father of plastic surgery.
The book covers everything from his beginnings in New Zealand, his work during both World Wars, his part in making the work a respected discipline, the history of plastic surgery, and the legacy he ultimately left after his death in 1960. Click here to read more about the book.
"It is written in an easy style and has some very interesting and humorous anecdotes and illustrations."
"It charts his motivation, drive and lucky breaks along the way to establishing the specialty during the First World War."
"This is a fascinating book..."
- Per Hall, Lead Surgeon and Clinical Director, Plastic Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals
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£3 from the sale of every copy of Plastic Surgery: It's Origins will be donated to Operation Smile, an international children’s medical charity that provides free reconstructive surgery to children and young adults born with cleft lip, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
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