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11 Things You Didn’t Know About Plastic Surgery

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1. The principles of plastic surgery are thought to have been discovered in ancient India.

2. But a 16th century Italian surgeon, Gaspare Tagliacozzi, is considered the father of modern plastic surgery.

Tagliacozzi (1545–99) is famous for developing reconstructive surgery, specifically rhinoplasty, to restore noses that had been amputated in the war. His was known as the "Italian method".

3. Breasts were once injected with beeswax.

4. The first breast augmentation surgery was performed in 1895.

5. We have plastic surgeons to thank for shatterproof windshields.

6. Liposuction cruised into the U.S. in the 1980s.

7. In 2014, Americans spent $12 billion on cosmetic procedures.

8. The number of butt augmentation procedures increased by 86% between 2013 and 2014.

9. More and more men are getting cosmetic surgeries done to enhance their looks.

10. Leeches are important participants in some reconstructive surgeries. Don't click if you hate leeches.

11. The world's first double arm transplant was completed in 2008.

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