Published on: 11/12/2015IST
Terrifying Pictures That Reveal The Horror Of Surgery In The Victorian Era!
Surgery as we know it today has developed over the ages to come up with fairly painless and safe techniques that we have today. But look back a little into the past, and you'll begin to see surgery in a whole new light, a horrific colour. Check out these illustrations that vividly picture out the horrific procedures that existed during the Victorian Era.
A strabismus correction surgery
The surgery involves division of the internal muscles of the eyeball so the eye would point in the right direction!
Removal of the lower jaw
Compression of arteries in arms and legs to reduce blood loss during injuries
A painting of the first British operations carried out with anesthesia.
The doctor portrayed is the pioneering Scottish surgeon Robert Liston. He operated with a knife gripped between his teeth, and could amputate a leg in under three minutes.
Surgical saws, knives and shears for operations on bone.
Anatomy of the armpit, and the ligature (clamping by string to stop the blood flow) of a blood vessel near it.
Amputation of carious toes
Sites for ligature of arteries in the lower arm and elbow joint.
Surgery for tongue cancer.
Ligature of an artery in the inguinal region
The process is done using sutures and a suture hook, with compression of the abdomen to reduce aortic blood flow.
Cross-section of the human brain
Musculature and blood supply of the wrist and hand.
Dissection of the thorax
The image shows the relative positions of the lungs, heart, and primary blood vessels.
Aorta and other major arteries
Dissection showing the aorta and the major arteries of the thorax (the bit inside the ribcage) and abdomen.
Anatomy of the large intestine, front and back.
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