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Journal archive · Cleft, trauma and reconstruction · 1997

PRS Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · 1997

Leonardo Fioravanti (1517-1588): a barber-surgeon who influenced the development of reconstructive surgery

Santoni-Rugiu P, Mazzola R.

In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on history of rhinoplasty, pioneers.

From the abstract

“Surgery in the Middle Ages was practiced by individuals belonging to the guild of barbers, with no basic medical education. The transformation into a scientific branch of medicine began in the sixteenth century. In this process, a great role was the one played by Leonardo Fioravanti. He was a Doctor in Medicine…”

Excerpt; the full abstract is on PubMed.

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PubMed
Journal
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Year
1997
Authors
2
Type
Biography, Historical Article, Journal Article, Portrait
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