11 Facts That Prove Beauty Procedures Aren’t a Modern Invention
Plastic surgeons of the past used leeches.
In the nineteenth century, the development of plastic surgery continued. One of the famous surgeons of that time was Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach. He learned of the techniques of rhinoplasty that were practiced in India for thousands of years and focused on this type of plastic surgery.
Anesthesia and antibiotics were not invented yet, which means Dieffenbach had to use whatever resources were available at the time. For this reason, he used leeches to speed up the healing process.
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