Lindsey Fitzharris, "The Facemaker"

11/07/2022 58 min
Lindsey Fitzharris, "The Facemaker"

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Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, author of "The Facemaker," talks about the life and career of Dr. Harold Gillies, a New Zealand plastic surgeon who reconstructed the faces of thousands of injured soldiers during and after World War One. The techniques developed by Dr. Gillies, many of which are still used today, revolutionized the field of reconstructive surgery.   
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