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 | | According to Bamji Andrew, M.D., curator of the Gillies Archives, Queens Hospital, Sidcup, "Prior to the 20th century, plastic surgery existed but was hamstrung by a lack of anesthetics and a failure to understand the problems of infection. |
 | | Harold Delf Gillies, M.D., a young army doctor at the center at Shepherd's Bush, treated soldiers with severe skeletal injuries, nerve lesions and orthopedic problems. |
 | | There, Gillies made major strides in the field of reconstructive surgery, most notably developing the tubed pedicle graft, which allowed for skin from distant sites to be used to fill defects elsewhere. |
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