Bradford Cannon

A plastic surgeon, Cannon helped care for the survivors of a fire at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in 1942, where nearly 500 people were killed. Cannon and another doctor devised a way to treat burns on the survivors which was so effective that it became standard treatment in burn cases, most notably for soldiers in World War II. "Plastic surgery nowadays is seen as simply cosmetic nip-tuck kind of work," said Dr. Atul Gawande of the Harvard School of Public Health. "But [Cannon] was a pioneer in the under-recognized and incredibly challenging field of reconstructive surgery -- in particular for burn victims." He put his skills to work during the war, performing more than 15,000 restorative surgeries on casualties. He died at his daughter's home on December 20 from pneumonia. He was 98. From This is True for 25 December 2005 Suggestions for further reading: Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies by Marina S. Kurian, Barbara Thompson, Brian K. Davidson Amazon Price: $14.95 Customer Review: I recently had this surgery and was looking for another source of information for my "library". This is the perfect edition.   Before & After, Revised Edition: Living and Eating Well After Weight-Loss Sur... by Susan Maria Leach Amazon Price: $11.51 Customer Review: I like the recipes in this book. Some ingredients in the book you have to go out and search for. I like the recipes that have ingredients I have in my pantry already.   A More Beautiful You: Reverse Aging Through Skin Care, Plastic Surgery, and L... by Dr. Robert M. Freund FACS Amazon Price: $13.57   Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery: The Miracle of Makeup Techniques by Eve Pearl Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: This is a very informative book and the techniques and photos are very good. But unless you're willing to spend a lot of time sculpting your face with a lot of product, including a lot of heavy coverage product, you will be disappointed. If you, like...   Redesigning 50: The No-Plastic-Surgery Guide to 21st-Century Age Defiance by Oz Garcia Amazon Price: $21.24 Customer Review: Oz Garcia is and always has been way way ahead of the curve. His level of research and innovation is impressive. And he tells all in this book. Really! Everything anyone would need to know to feel and look 10 years younger is all here. I found page a...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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