Creator
Gustav Simon
Title
Beitrage zur plastischen Chirurgie [Contributions to plastic surgery].
Coverage
Prague
Publisher
Carl Reichenecker
Date
1867
Description
Gustav Simon was a 19th-century German surgeon. He was a military surgeon who served in reserve hospitals during the Franco-Prussian War. Simon was a well-rounded surgeon, not only performing plastic surgery but the other disciplines of orthopedics and gynecology. His military background afforded him the opportunity to publish a book informed by his early experiences on gunshot wounds. In this publication, Simon discusses his technique of preserving the cupid’s bow (an important anatomic landmark of the upper lip) in the surgical repair of the cleft lip. This was the first known report detailing this preservation. Other sentinel articles appear in this publication as well.