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== Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach ==
== Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach ==


The founder of modern plastic surgery, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1795-1847, Berlin), dedicated a whole chapter in both of his surgical textbooks, from 1829 and 1845, on the problem of how to restore the [[Foreskin| prepuce]]. He entitled this operation "posthioplastice".<ref name="schultheiss1998"/> After recapitulating Celsus methods, he offered technical improvements to prevent postoperative failure.
The founder of modern plastic surgery, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1795-1847, Berlin),<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Johann_Friedrich_Dieffenbach |Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach }}</ref> dedicated a whole chapter in both of his surgical textbooks, from 1829 and 1845, on the problem of how to restore the [[Foreskin| prepuce]]. He entitled this operation "posthioplastice".<ref name="schultheiss1998"/> After recapitulating Celsus methods, he offered technical improvements to prevent postoperative failure.


== The Nazi era ==
== The Nazi era ==