Erich Lexer

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Erich Lexer.

Erich Lexer (22 May 1867 - 4 December 1937) was a German surgeon born in Freiburg im Breisgau.

He studied medicine at the University of Würzburg, and later was a professor of surgery at Albertina University in Königsberg (1905-1910), Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (1910-1919), Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (1919-1928) and the university clinic at Munich (1928-1936).

Lexer is remembered for his introduction of surgical techniques concerning plastic and cosmetic surgery. He is credited for his pioneer work involving transblepharoplasty; more popularly known as "forehead lift" surgery. In 1921 he pioneered a technique for mammaplastic surgery that later became popular in the 1950s. Lexer is also credited as the first physician to advocate subcutaneous mastectomy for treatment of fibrocystic breast disease.

Today, the Erich Lexer Clinic for Aesthetic-Plastic Surgery in Freiburg is named in honor of him.

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
NCBI Erich Lexer's mammaplasty

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 50020329 LCCN: n2003077153 ISNI: 0000 0001 0970 0087 GND: 118728008

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Date of birth	22 May 1867
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Date of death	4 December 1937
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