title: Paul of Aegina (ca 625-690 ad), Reconstructing Male Gynecomastia.
abstract: Paul of Aegina thrived with his innovative operations, practically creating a kind of a new surgical school. He had deeply believed in human's body perfection introducing a series of cosmetic operations. Among them stood the male's breasts reconstruction in the case of pseudo-gynecomastia. His intervention was replicated by both the western Europeans and the Arabs.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Markos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sgantzos
mesh_terms: D006115:Greece; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history*; D066231:Surgeons / Q000266:history*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history*
keywords: Byzantium; Paul of Aegina; breasts; male gynecomastia; surgery