title: The history of facial prostheses.
abstract: This article provides a brief sortie into the history of facial prostheses with a view to illuminating man's ingenuity and wit in his endeavors to maintain a resemblance of normality. The author identifies examples of compassion and the skills that have been employed by a variety of craftsmen working in many countries in their attempt to rebuild facial contour and appearance with natural and synthetic materials.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history