V-Help me I don't know what he's talking about

[Wolfe, Skip]

>>In reference to Schoenmaker being comparing his art  to that of 
Tagliacozzi,
>>I just realized I have no idea who Tagliacozzi is.  Can anyone enlighten 
me?
>>I found no reference to him in my Groliers and it's Sunday, the library is
>>closed.

According to Dorland's Medical Dictionary, a "tagliacotian rhinoplasty" is 
"the reconstruction of a nose by a flap of skin taken from the arm, the flap 
remaining attached to the arm until union has taken place; called also 
Italian or tagliacotian operation."  Sounds like fun!  As to the man 
himself, Dorland's arch rival, Stedman's Medical Dictionary sez only, 
"Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon, 1546-1599," and describes the 
operation much as Dorland did.  No illustrations, unfortunately, in either 
one.

Maybe he was the first, or one of the first, plastic surgeons, prompting the 
comments about Schoenmaker being a conservative.

     Skip Wolfe
     crw4 at nip1.em.cdc.gov