title: British plastic surgeons who contributed to the Revue de Chirurgie Plastique and the Revue de Chirurgie Structive (1931-1938): "the Big Four" in their Speciality.
abstract: The Revue de Chirurgie Plastique and the Revue de Chirurgie Structive, Brussels (1931-1938), edited by Maurice Coelst, M.D. from Brussels, were the first, full-fledged medical publications devoted specifically to plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. Publishing original articles by H.D. Gillies, P.T. Kilner, A.H. McIndoe, and R. Mowlem--the "Big Four" as they were known to both English and American plastic surgeons--the Revues drew attention to these four surgeons who were mainly responsible for developing the prestige of English plastic surgery in the early 1930s.
authors: B O
authors: BO
authors: Rogers
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom