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HIPPOLYTE MORESTIN (1869-1919) A medical documentary
HIPPOLYTE MORESTIN (1869-1919) A medical documentary
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HIPPOLYTE MORESTIN (1869-1919)

A medical documentary photograph depicting a man's chest with a scar, with applied hand-coloring.

Hand-tinted albumen print, the image measuring 6¼ inches (15.9 cm.) square, the mount 12½x9 inches (31.7x22.9 cm.), with two small labels with notations, in ink, and another notation "Kéloïde," also in ink, on mount recto. Circa 1900

Morestin was a French surgeon and associate professor of anatomy at the University of Paris. He was one of the founders of cosmetic surgery and is known particularly for his advances in facial reconstruction surgery during WWI.
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HIPPOLYTE MORESTIN (1869-1919) A medical documentary

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