473 The earliest plastic surgeries

"Archaeologists are not afraid of monsters. Wu Mian smiled, "It's all casually talked, including the curse of the pyramids, I think it's all about scaring yourself." People, I am most afraid of scaring myself. ”

"Then what do you say they are most afraid of?" Chen Lu didn't see anything when he looked back, and he knew that he was scaring himself. Hearing Wu Mian say this, he asked.

"I'm most afraid of seeing instant noodle bags and mineral water bottles. Wu Mian said, "Because no matter how strange and terrible the things dug up in the ground are, in the eyes of archaeologists, they are at best a medium to study the past." I even feel that some archaeologists are looking forward to encountering some monsters, and that is the latest discovery!"

"But when you see instant noodle bags and mineral water bottles, it's over, which means that someone is the first to get there, and they are very unruly and littering. ”

"......" Chen Lu shook his head, expecting to meet the monster?

"When digging Cao Cao's tomb a few years ago, archaeologists found two holes in the top of the main burial chamber. One is located directly above, in the center of the top of the burial chamber, and the other is on the south side, both about 1 meter in diameter. The cave on the south side of the cave is presumed to have been left by tomb robbers around 2004. ”

"Got instant noodle bags?"

"And beer bottles. Wu Mian said, "I don't know if it's a tomb robbery or a party, and I even drink beer when I go down, and the people's hearts are not ancient." You talk about how big your heart is, drinking beer in the tombs. If Cao Cao knew that someone was squatting in his graveyard with beer, he was afraid that the coffin board would not be able to cover it. ”

"I have such a good appetite and a really big heart. Chen Lu chattered.

"Mr. Wu, why are you still interested in archaeology?" asked Ren Haitao.

"I studied the history of surgery and participated in several archaeological events. Wu Mian said.

What is there to study about the history of surgery? Ren Haitao was stunned for a moment.

"In 2012, my brother and I went to Peru for a scientific expedition. Chu Zhixi said, "The bones dug up have traces of surgery, let's go see what kind of operation it is, it was quite interesting." ”

"Surgery?archaeology?" Ren Haitao asked with some surprise.

"During the excavation of caves in the south-central Andahuaylas of the Peruvian Andean province, 32 human remains were found, dating from between 750 and 1000 years. Traces of 45 surgeries were found on the skulls of these remains, and it was interesting to study them with archaeologists at the time. ”

"45 kinds, so many!"

"Well, it's not a modern craniotomy, a lot of it is a hole in the skull and then smeared with herbs, I guess it's used to treat headaches. Wu Mian began to peel off the ovarian teratoma in front of the screen, chatting casually, "Their surgery is very simple, nothing special. If Hua Tuo's craniotomy is true, it is much more advanced than the Peruvians. ”

"What other techniques?"

"emmm......" Chu Zhixi hesitated for a moment and said, "The plastic surgery of the dental department is also relatively common. I've heard Stark say that he's dug up a lot of tombs, and he's seen the earliest cosmetic dental surgeries on corpses 3,000 years ago. ”

"Why is the cosmetic surgery so early!" Chen Lu said in surprise.

"Yes, the surgery on the teeth is relatively simple, and now it is found that the very complicated plastic surgery is the external nasal surgery performed by the Indians in the 6th century BC with the reconstruction of the median frontal flap. ”

"I rub it! There was plastic surgery in the sixth century B.C.," Chen Lu was really taken aback this time.

The surgery of the frontal median flap to reconstruct the external nose even sounds very high-end now, and in addition to Jiamei Plastic Surgery Hospital in the provincial capital, several affiliated hospitals of medical universities rarely do it, let alone the existence of Bajingzi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

"Teacher Wu, do they implant bones?" Ren Haitao asked in surprise, just like Chen Lu.

If it is a bone graft, it is too high-end surgery. The sixth century B.C. was the Spring and Autumn period in our country, and there were no antibiotics for India to be able to do this kind of surgery?

"There are no bone grafts, but they are almost. Wu Mian said while performing the operation, "The part of the nose that needs to be covered needs to be measured with a leaf, and then a piece of skin of the same size is removed from the skin part of the cheek, and if it is not completely cut off, it is immediately twisted and the height of the nose is maintained by inserting two castor beans in the nostrils." ”

"And then?" Ren Haitao couldn't help but have a headache when he thought that such a simple operation would have to face the problem of various infections.

"Lao Ren, you're trying to get infected or something. Wu Mian said, "The book says that after twisting the skin, you should sprinkle licorice powder and red sandalwood on the wound, and finally cover it with cotton, and you should often apply clean sesame oil. ”

"Will that work?"

"Everyone has a love for beauty, and this is a typical case of death if you are not beautiful. Wu Mian smiled, "Maybe Indians have high immunity, anyway, if I hadn't seen a similar description in the book, I would have resolutely refused to believe that India had already started this kind of difficult operation in the Spring and Autumn Period." ”

"This is also ...... How high the mortality rate is. ”

"Who knows. Wu Mian said, "Actually, it's useless to study these, you have to look at the future." Then again, I took a look at the photo of a male teratoma patient found by archaeology, and the teeth and pubic bone fused together, as if the pubic bone was a mouth. No wonder the archaeologist was scared that his blood pressure would rise and lead to a cerebral hemorrhage. ”

Ren Haitao was stunned for a moment, he had forgotten the content of the earliest chat, but Mr. Wu still remembered. No matter how far the topic goes, he can pull it back again.

"Prepare the pathology basin and cut off one. Wu Mian said.

Chen Lu handed over the pathology basin, and threw the teratoma on the left side into the pathology basin.

"Wu Mian, it can't be malignant. ”

"Normally, probably not. Wu Mian replied in the most standard doctor's tone, "Brain tissue has evolved, and the alpha-fetoprotein has not been elevated in the preoperative examination, so it is unlikely to be malignant." ”

"I went to pick up the patient before the operation, and she kept saying that if she could keep the ovaries, she would keep them, and don't cut them. ”

"Sure, I'm not married, I still have to keep it. Wu Mian said, "But who knows what happens during the operation." ”

"You can't guarantee it?" asked Chen Lu.

"Da Lu, as far as today's surgery is concerned, another person may have to open a big knife to peel it off smoothly. If the level is a little worse, it is estimated that the ovaries will be cut directly. However, I am also afraid of accidents, so it is best to explain to the patient and the patient's family before the operation. Wu Mian said, "Who knows what strange things will happen during the operation." ”

The more Wu Mian spoke, the quieter his voice became, and there seemed to be a story in it.

An ancient tomb appeared in front of Chen Lu's eyes...... Plastic surgery in the Spring and Autumn period...... Wu Mian is too easy to operate, although he doesn't drive, but he talks non-stop.

Twenty minutes later, the operation was over, Wu Mian got the last stitches, turned and stepped down.