Maharshi Sushruta's contribution in the field of Plastic Surgery can be enumerated as follows.

- Classification of mutilated ear lobe defects and techniques for repair of torn ear lobes (15 different types of otoplasties)
- Cheek flap for reconstruction of absent ear lobe.

- Rhinoplasty (cheek)
- Repair of accidental lip injuries and congenital cleft lip.
- Piercing children's ear lobe with a needle or awl.
- Needles of bronze or bone (circular, two finger-breadths wide and straight, triangular bodied, three finger - breadths wide) #ancientIndia

- Classification of burns into four degrees and explaining the effect of heat stroke, frostbite, and lightening injuries.

- Fourteen types of bandaging capable of covering almost all the regions of the body and different methods of dressings with various medicaments. #Ayurveda

- Use of wine to dull the pain of surgical incisions.

- Described 20 varieties of sharp instruments *(sastra) and 101 types of blunt instruments (yantra) and their handling techniques.

- Systematic dissection of cadavers.

- Use of leeches to keep wounds free of blood clots.

- Advocated the practice of mock operations on inanimate objects such as watermelons, clay plots and reeds.

- A #code of #ethics for teachers as well as students.

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