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Know the first person to go under knife for plastic surgery

New Delhi: Walter Yeo, a British sailor during World War I, is often cited as the first known person to have benefited from plastic surgery.Walter sustained terrible facial injuries, including the loss of his upper

India TV News Desk Published : Nov 16, 2013 18:35 IST, Updated : Nov 17, 2013 6:54 IST


The young sailor from Plymouth, Devon was given new eyelids with a “mask” of skin grafted across his face and eyes.



Walter was born in 1890 and after marrying wife Ada was severely injured during the battle of Jutland while manning guns.



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