Sushruta(The great)-The World's First Surgeon #Indian Doctor #Great Surgeon #plasticsurgeon #facts

During the 6th century BCE, an Indian physician named Sushruta – widely regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Medicine’ and ‘Father of Plastic Surgery’ – wrote one of the world’s earliest works on medicine and surgery.

Sushruta lived in the ancient city of Kashi, now known as Varanasi or Banaras in the northern part of India.

Sushruta Samhita
Sushruta is known for his pioneering operations and techniques and for his influential treatise ‘Sushruta Samhita’ or Compendium of Sushruta, the main source of knowledge about surgery in ancient India.