What was the earliest recorded plastic surgery that ever happened?
The earliest recorded instances of plastic surgery date back to ancient civilizations and one of the earliest known procedures was performed on the nose. In ancient India, around 600 BCE, a surgical technique known as rhinoplasty was documented in the Sushruta Samhita, an ancient Indian text on medicine and surgery attributed to the physician Sushruta. The Sushruta Samhita describes techniques for reconstructing a missing or damaged nose using tissue from the forehead. This procedure was primarily...