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In what country did the earliest plastic surgeries take place?.

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Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India by 800 BC. Sushruta was a physician who made contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery in the 6th century BC.


The first true plastic surgery was performed in India by a surgeon by the name of Sushruta in 800 BC. He developed a method of reconstructing nasal defects using tissue from the forehead, among other surgeries. Nasal amputation was unfortunately common in the ancient world because it was used as a form of punishment. Nasal reconstruction was one of the first procedures ever performed in the field of plastic surgery.
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