Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 16 3 2013 03 01 A Brief History of Plastic Surgery in Iran 0 0 EN Abdoljalil Kalantar-Hormozi Journal Article Although the exact time of performing plastic surgery is not addressed in the medical and historical literature, it can be supposed that these surgical procedures have a long and fascinating history. Recent excavations provided many documents regarding the application of medical instruments, surgical and even reconstructive procedures during the pre-historic and ancient periods. Actually, there is no historical definite time-zone separating general and cosmetic operations in the pre-modern time; however, historically there have been many surgeons who tried to perform reconstructive procedures during their usual medical practice. This article presents a brief look at the history of plastic surgery form the ancient to the contemporary era, with a special focus on Iran.