Great War Stories 1 - Harold Gillies and Henry Pickerill

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Great War Stories 1 - Harold Gillies and Henry Pickerill

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This episode from the TV3 series of mini World War I stories looks at Harold Gillies and Henry Pickerill, two pioneers of plastic surgery who grafted “new hope onto despair” for soldiers whose faces had been demolished by war. The short details new methods the pair developed at Sidcup in England, a specialist unit set up by Gilles. It conveys the bravery of the surgeons and nurses in the face of appalling injuries, as well as the courage and “unquenchable optimism” of the patients. Presented ...

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Video

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2014

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/great-war-stories-gillies-pickerill-2014

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first world war / world war i / world war one / great war / plastic surgery / surgeon / middlemore / injury / burn / eyelid / graft / medicine / doctor / pedicle tube / harold gillies / henry pickerill / queen's hospital / discup / sidcup / cosmetic surgery / nz on air / new zealand on air

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