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Summary of Lindsey Fitzharris’s The Facemaker

Name: Summary of Lindsey Fitzharris’s The Facemaker
ISBN: 9798330096701

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Language: English
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Category: History

Get the Summary of Lindsey Fitzharris’s The Facemaker in 20 minutes. During World War I, the trenches became breeding grounds for unprecedented facial injuries. In The Facemaker (2022), award-winning author Lindsey Fitzharris recounts the story of Harold Gillies, a pioneering surgeon who transformed the lives of soldiers disfigured in battle. Gillies established a dedicated hospital for reconstructive surgery in Britain. He and his team developed ingenious techniques to rebuild shattered faces. Operating at a time when severe disfigurement carried profound social stigma, Gillies restored not only physical appearance but also the dignity and spirits of wounded men. His groundbreaking work laid the essential foundations for the modern field of plastic surgery...

Release date

Ebook: 25 June 2025