On plastic surgery. Bouisson, Étienne Frédéric (1813-84). Tribut à la chirurgie ou mémoires sur divers sujets de cette science. Paris: J.-B. Baillière et fils; Montpellier, Patras . . . , 1858-61. 2 vols 4to (265 x 208 mm). 21 lithographed plates. 19th-century half morocco, marbled boards, spines a bit faded and rubbed, light edgewear. Light toning but very good. From Ricord's library. FIRST EDITION. Bouisson, who studied with Delpech, was professor of clinical surgery at the University of Montpellier when he published the present collection of articles on various aspects of surgery. The present work includes three noteworthy papers on subjects in plastic surgery: 'Nouveau procédé de rhinoplastie ayant pour but de conserver la regularité du contour des narines' (Zeis 718), describing the 'méthode française' of reconstructing the nose from cheek flaps; 'Recherches sur les fissures congénitales des lèvres, ou des variétés et des causes du bec-de-lièvre' (Zeis 1574), on harelip. Bouisson published some remarkably realistic before and after portraits relating to these procedures. He also included an amplification of his important paper on the surgical treatment of hypospadias, or failure of the ventral wall of the urethra (see Zeis 2155). Also of considerable interest here is Bouisson's paper on oral cancer in smokers, in which he discusses the etiology and surgical treatment of tumors of the lip caused by tobacco use, based on 72 case histories-one of the earliest detailed clinical studies of tobacco-related cancers. Other papers in the collection deal with amputation of the penis, subcutaneous tumors, fractures and luxations, tumors of bone, and a brief account of the lives and surgical careers of Dupuytren and Delpech. Bouisson was the first to use a rotated scrotal flap to cover the ventral defect in operations for chordee (congenital penile curvature); this technique is illustrated in the second volume's last plate. He is also remembered for his 1850 treatise on surgical anesthesia; see Garrison-Morton.com 9383. A. Hadidi and D. Montgomery, Hypospadias Surgery, p. 5. Hirsch, noting that Bouisson 'served surgery well' through his writings. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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