![]() ![]() The exact period of Sushruta is unclear but most scholars put him him between 600 to 1000 BC. The most important point to note here is that the dissection was performed without using knife. The method of study was to submerge the body in water and allow it to decompose followed by examination of the decomposing body at intervals to study structures, layer by layer, as they got exposed following decomposition. According to Sushruta, “Any one, who wishes to acquire a thorough knowledge of anatomy, must prepare a dead body and carefully observe and examine all its parts”. Sushruta believed that knowledge of both surgery and medicine are essential to constitute a good doctor who otherwise “is like a bird with only one wing.” In fact, Sushruta emphasized in his text that unless one possesses enough knowledge of relevant sister branches of learning, one cannot attain proficiency in one’s own subject of study. ‘Sushruta Samhita’ encomprises not only the teaching regarding the plastic surgery but contains composite teachings of the surgery and all the allied branches including midwifery and making it a comprehensive treatise on the entire medical discipline. The ‘Sushruta Samhita’ contains the major surgical text of the Vedas and is considered to be the most advanced compilation of surgical practices of its time. This treatise contains detailed descriptions of teachings and practice of the great ancient surgeon Sushruta which has considerable surgical knowledge of relevance even today. ‘Sushruta Samhita’ (Sushruta’s compendium), which describes the ancient tradition of surgery in Indian medicine is considered as one of the most brilliant gems in Indian medical literature. ‘Sushruta Samhita’ is believed to be a part of Atharvaveda. All the four Vedas are in the form of shlokas (hymns), verses, incantations and rites in Sanskrit language. This era is referred to as the Vedic period (5000 years B.C) in Indian history during which the the four Vedas, namely the Rigveda, the Samaveda, the Yajurveda, and the Atharvaveda were compiled. in the form of Vedas, the oldest sacred books of the Hindu religion. The mythico-religious shlokas (hymns) associated with this civilization were compiled in Sanskrit language between 30 B.C. ![]() Although many people consider Plastic Surgery as a relatively new specialty, the origin of the plastic surgery had his roots more than 4000 years old in India, back to the Indus River Civilization. ![]()
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