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During World War I, advanced artillery and chemical warfare caused mass trauma to WWI soldiers leaving many men with severe burns and damaged faces. Pioneer plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies developed many new plastic surgery techniques. While the plastic surgery field was far more advanced than years prior, many men struggled with their disfigurements and resorted to ending their own life. ....
Comic Andrew Doyle has made New Zealand surgeon Archibald McIndoe the subject for his latest project, which is still in the script development stage, according to The Spectator . ....
Sir Archibald McIndoe helped set up The Guinea Pig Club Sir McIndoe oversaw new techniques for treating the wounded at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. Injured men contributed to the development of plastic surgery after going under the knife in the early days of the pioneering procedures, and challenged the existing perception that disabilities were life-limiting. East Grinstead went on to became known as “the town which didn’t stare” as locals were accustomed to wounded servicemen in their midst. Jim Marshall underwent three years of rehabilitation after surviving a horrific plane crash in 1945 in Italy Mr Marshall, now aged 98, said he credits Sir McIndoe with rebuilding his life. ....