A Gruesome Intervention of Medical History.

godimgay Published 01/22/2016

The Grisly Art of Vintage Surgical Illustrations.

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Get a gruesome glimpse at the evolution of surgery in this gorgeous and graphic collection of 19th century medical prints.
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Surgical practices prior to the nineteenth century can be summed up with one word: Primitive. Without anesthesia, patients were subjected to excruciating operations. Procedures were so horrific that in 1750 anatomist John Hunter described surgery as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science.” When a rudimentary form of anesthesia was invented, most surgeons and patients still opted for hypnosis.
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Get a gruesome glimpse at the evolution of surgery in this gorgeous and graphic collection of 19th century medical prints.
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Surgical practices prior to the nineteenth century can be summed up with one word: Primitive. Without anesthesia, patients were subjected to excruciating operations. Procedures were so horrific that in 1750 anatomist John Hunter described surgery as “a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science.” When a rudimentary form of anesthesia was invented, most surgeons and patients still opted for hypnosis.
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