Creator
Ambrose Paré
Title
Les œuvres [The works].
Coverage
London
Publisher
John Clarke
Date
1665
Description
Ambrose Paré, a French barber surgeon, is considered to be a father of both surgery and forensic pathology. This comprehensive work discusses many facets of surgery of that era. Particularly known for his work on battlefield medicine and the treatment of war wounds, Paré also reintroduced Galen’s method of artery ligation instead of heat cauterization, the latter often failing as a means to cease bleeding during amputations. Paré also made numerous contributions to rehabilitation with his work on limb prostheses following amputation, as well as ocular prostheses fashioned from gold, silver, porcelain, and glass. Unlike others in reconstructive nasal surgery, he favored a nasal prosthesis over autogenous tissue reconstruction.