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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 Updated on: November 17, 2013 6:54 IST


Records show he was admitted to Sir Harry Gillies' care on August 8, 1917 - just two months after he opened his specialist hospital.




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