History of Surgery

The most prominent history of surgery dates back to around 1500 BC when the Egyptians gained knowledge of anatomy from mummification.Their tools comprised of clamps, saw, forceps and scissors.They used Honey as an antiseptic.

Surgery evolved with mankind and a very significant headway was made around the year 1728 – 1735 AD when the first recorded operation to remove appendix took place. Today, in the 21st century the advancements in medical science have made the word surgery sound easy to both the patient and the doctor. But alike time, who leaves scars of past events in your memory, surgeries to leaves scars on your body which keeps on reminding you about going under the knife once.