Two Hundred Years of Surgery

Key Points

• To explore the historical advancements and evolution in surgical practices over the past two centuries.
• Review of historical surgical practices
• Analysis of advancements in surgical techniques
• Discussion of key milestones in surgery
• Surgery progressed from rudimentary and often unsuccessful procedures to advanced techniques.
• Introduction of bold reconstruction and intricate microsurgery techniques was highlighted.
• Transplantation emerged as a significant surgical milestone over the years.