Who wrote satirically about Tagliacozzi?
Voltaire. Of these authors, Samuel Butler (1612-1680) included a passage in his satirical poem Hudibras, while Voltaire wrote caustically about Tagliacozzi in 1785.
The famous ‘BL’ letter to a popular journal of the day concerned the patient named:
Cowasjee. Cowasjee was a bullock cart driver in the service of the British East Indian Company army in the war with Tipu Sultan in 1792. He had his hand and nose cut off as punishment and the famous report of the reconstruction appeared in the Gentleman’s Magazine of 1794.
References: 1. PJ Sykes, IS Whitaker, K Shokrollahi. Another Barak from earlier times: elucidating the origins of rhinoplasty and solving the ‘BL’ mystery. Ann Plast Surg 2009; 63(1): 2-5.
Which Englishman was the first to perform a forehead flap nasal reconstruction in Europe?
Carpue. After years of research and practice on cadavers, Joseph Constantine Carpue, an Englishman with Spanish ancestors, was so enthused by the ‘BL’ letter that he performed two successful reconstructions and reported his results in 1816.
Which is the odd one out?
Padget. Padget’s drum dermatome was designed to cut thick grafts in large square sheets. The others invented their own version of the guarded, variable-depth free graft knife following the one introduced by Humby.
Who said “I treated them, God healed them”?
Paré. “Je le pansai et Dieu le guérit” is inscribed on his statue. He revolutionised the treatment of wounds by stopping the practice of cauterisation with hot iron. He also served as the surgeon to Kings of France.
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