Guinea Pig Club

Published 29 months ago

Through the eyes of the most painfully exclusive club in the world, this documentary tells the World War Two story of two pioneering plastic surgeons, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Dr. Ross Tilley. Their revolutionary and holistic approach to... more

Through the eyes of the most painfully exclusive club in the world, this documentary tells the World War Two story of two pioneering plastic surgeons, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Dr. Ross Tilley. Their revolutionary and holistic approach to reconstructive surgery changed the face of history, bringing airmen so badly burned and broken they were ready to die, back into the world of living. In a hospital just south of London, England, the two doctors set about restoring their patient’s confidence and will to live. Plastic surgery was in its infancy yet they perfected radical skin graft techniques still used today and prevented the amputations so common to burn victims of that time. There were also major changes to the hospital environment: no psychiatrists, no self-pity, and no shortage of attractive nurses. The doctors philosophy was to get their patients up and socializing as soon as possible, and the small town of East Grinstead earned a new name: “The Town That Never Stared”. The less

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