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Columbia University acknowledges that ṛṣi Suśruta is the father of Surgery.
Source: "An account of two successful operations " by Joseph Constantine Carpue. His book can be accessed at https://archive.org/details/b22017380. The relevant quotes excerpted in this post can be found on Page 40
Image source: https://blogs.bl.uk/scien…/…/10/britains-first-nose-job.html
Joseph Constantine Carpue is today regarded as the father of Plastic Surgery. But in his book "An account of two successful operations .." , he acknowledges it was performed by "Indians from time immemorial".He learnt it through his friends who copied from "Hindoo practitioners"
This is the picture of world's first known modern plastic surgery. It is also the picture of world's first known modern nose job. It was performed by a traditional Indian surgeon named Kumar.
A Britisher named Lucas observed in action the traditional Indian surgery of Cowasji and documented every detail. These details were accessed by a scientist named Joseph Constantine Carpue. Using these techniques, he performed world's first "modern Rhinoplasty" 20 years later
At that time,the Europeans lacked the scientific knowledge and expertise needed to perform plastic surgery.They were greatly intrigued by this method and found it was commonly performed in India.They also noted how Susruta samhita describes the procedure of Rhinoplasty in detail This is the world's earliest known portrait of plastic surgery. Further details can be found here (from archives of British Museum)
A bullock driver named Cowasji had been imprisoned by Tipu sultan and his nose cut off in prison. His nose was later restored by a traditional Surgeon named Kumar using "ancient Indian methods" in 1794 CE. This was a British portrait of Cowasji AFTER Rhinoplasty dated 1795 CE
Nasal reconstructions had been practiced as a relatively routine procedure in India for centuries. The procedures are described in two well-known early Indian medical works, the Suśruta Saṃhitā, thought to date to the middle of the first millennium BCE, and theAṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā, believed to date from the sixth century CE*. By the nineteenth century the technique had been handed down through separate families in three different parts of India. Traditional Indian sources recommend that Kumbhakaras(potters) perform the surgery owing to their skill. They performed it till 18th century.
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British era painting of potters
British era photo of potters (Western Ghats) in missionary Amy Carmichael's book.
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