Medical Implants of WWI
WWI was a time where many men received plastic surgery because of their wounds.
There were a few types of implants in WWI, such as Facial Reconstruction, Prosthetic Limbs and Skin Grafts.
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First is Facial Reconstruction: it is the process of recreating the face of an individual (whose identity is often not known) from their skeleton.
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Second is Prosthetic Limbs: it is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma or disease.
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The third is Skin Grafts: Skin used to cover an area where the patient's skin has been lost due to a burn, an injury, or surgery.
After World War I, H. Léger-Dorez created a “tubular extension” implant that was comparable to a pedicle screw. Using this as inspiration, he designed a technique for implants.
This is a picture of a man with dental reconstruction in WWI
This is the first man to have facial reconstruction surgery.
This is a side and front view of facial reconstruction.
The first false porcelain root, which is a type of dental crown, was implanted in August 1903
