Excerpt from Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, Vol. 8: February, 1899 Billroth expressed this very aptly in his introductory remarks to the students at the opening of his clinics. Study closely, he said, the history and description of cases, more than the disease; experiment, and try to gain surgical tact, and you will become better surgeons than if you carried out the procedure according to the iron rules of masters. These ideas are particularly applicable to plastic surgery. Not one case of defect of the nose is identical with another, and in no case is the method of restoration exactly like that in any other case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.