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1952

Origin of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand

In Britain, plastic and orthopaedic surgeons have always collaborated to manage both traumatic and...

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1955

The Presidents Badge of Office

A feature of all official BAPRAS events, including its annual Congress, is the President’s badge of...

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1916

Plastic Surgery Reanimated

The BAPRAS Collection has a large number of historic images spanning the history of modern plastic...

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1795

A Singular Operation

In October 1794 London’s “The Gentleman’s Magazine”, published a letter from the anonymous “B.L.”...

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1818

Why "Plastic" surgery

Plastic surgery takes its name from the Greek word “Plastikos” (πλαστικός) which means “fit for...

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1920

The "Big Four"

At the outbreak of the Second World War, there remained only four recognized Plastic Surgeon in...

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1939

Ear reconstruction

This is a pencil and ink illustration by Mollie Lentaigne of a procedure to reconstruct a...

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1939

Hand scar revision and Split Skin Graft

This is a pencil and ink illustration by Mollie Lentaigne of a procedure undertaken by Archibald...

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