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Father of plastic surgery - Sushruta Rishi!

[u]Sushruta, or Suśruta (Sanskrit: सुश्रुत, IAST: Suśruta, lit. "well heard"[1]) was an ancient Indian physician known as the main author of the treatise The Compendium of Suśruta (Sanskrit: Suśruta-saṃhitā).
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The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic text, represents him as a son of Vishvamitra, which coincides with the present recension of Sushruta Samhita.

Kunjalal Bhisagratna opined that it is safe to assume that Sushruta was the name of the clan to which Vishvamitra belonged.

[b][c=#BF6900]He is one of a number of individuals described as the "Father of surgery" and "Father of Plastic Surgery" [/c][/b]
Northwest · M
Never heard of the guy.
AngelKrish · 26-30, M
@Northwest I think now you came to know about him!

His statue is displayed at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Melbourne and has been on display since early June 2018. It is made of marble with a granite base, is 1.2 m high and weighs a massive 550Kg!.

A 40-feet statute of ancient saint Sushruta, regarded as the father of surgery and plastic surgery, was unveiled by the Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS) here on Thursday.Feb 5, 2016.

 
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