Philippe-Frédéric Blandin (2 December 1798 – 16 April 1849) was a French

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born in Aubigny, department of

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. From 1821 he served as an anatomical assistant to the faculty of medicine in

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, where he later worked as

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(1824). In March 1826 he earned his aggregation in surgery with a dissertation titled "''Diversae in abdomen liquidorum effusiones''". From 1841 to 1849 he was a professor to the faculty of medicine (chair of ''opérations et appareils''). Blandin is remembered today for his pioneer work in

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and

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. He is credited with coining the term ''autoplastie'' (autoplasty) to describe

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taken from same patient for grafting purposes.Princeton University Press
A Cultural History of Aesthetic Surgery He provided an early description of the anterior lingual glands, which are mixed glands of the

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that are sometimes referred to as "Blandin's glands". His best written effort is an atlas of

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and

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called "''Traité d'anatomie topographique''" (1834). He was a member of the ''

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'' (surgical pathology section) and the ''Société anatomique de Paris'' (vice-president 1827–28).

Selected writings

* ''Traité d'anatomie topographique, ou Anatomie des régions du corps humain considérée spécialement dans ses rapports avec la chirurgie et la médecine opératoire'', 1834. * ''Anatomie du système dentaire considérée dans l'homme et les animaux'', 1836. * ''Autoplastie, ou Restauration des parties du corps qui ont été détruites, à la faveur d'un emprunt fait à d'autres parties plus ou moins éloignées'', 1836. * ''De l'Usage des inhalations d'éther dans les opérations chirurgicales'', 1847.

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