Creator
Charles Miller
Title
The Correction of Featural Imperfections.
Coverage
Chicago
Publisher
Charles Miller (Oak Printing Co.)
Date
1907
Description
Charles Miller was an early 20th-century plastic surgeon credited with the first textbook specifically related to cosmetic surgery. The work was ahead of its time, and it was criticized for discussing procedures that were not life preserving or altering. The specialty was even considered “quackery” by many of the other general and reconstructive surgeons of that time. Many others in the medical community also considered Miller a quack, putting him in a similar category as Woodward and Crum even though he had formal training and his procedures were sound. In this book, Miller addresses the correction and rejuvenation of the eyes, ears, cheek, face, and neck, with procedures on both the skin and muscle.