From Handsaw to Scalpel – Season 2
Episodes
Graft
Humans have been performing transplants for over 3,000 years, in a time when sterile operating rooms and anesthesia were not commonplace. This episode explores the world of transplants, from the doctors of the past who made all sorts of dubious attempts to those of tomorrow who will make the concept of rejection obsolete. In the operating room, we witness a kidney transplant.
Plastic Surgery
This episode explores the rich history of plastic surgery. In doing so, it offers a glimpse into the ever-evolving procedures of tomorrow, encompassing the creation of lab-grown organs, prostheses, and human tissues, and the era of the augmented human. In the operating room, witness a surgery designed to restore the function of the membranes protecting the eyeballs.
Pulmonology
This episode takes you back through the history of pulmonology, including the damage caused by tuberculosis, and shows you the future of the discipline, thanks to advances that will soon make it possible to regenerate lung tissue.
Urology
This episode presents all the experiments that have made it possible to treat incontinence, urinary tract infections, and genital malformations. It will also give you a glimpse into the future of this field. In the operating room, a patient is having an artificial urinary sphincter implanted.
Psychiatry
This episode takes you through the rich history of psychiatry, from demonic possession and lobotomies to drug experimentation and the circus of the insane. In the operating room, witness electroconvulsive therapy treatments, formerly known as "electroshocks."
Cardiology
This episode takes you through the history of cardiology to see how the link between the heart and electricity was discovered, and also the origin of the famous heart symbolism. In the operating room, witness a delicate procedure on a patient suffering from atrial fibrillation.