The history of transplantation is a scientific journey that describes the medical community's efforts to understand how the human body works. Humans have long realized the possibilities that transplantation of organs and tissue provides. Throughout history, people have always been intrigued by the possibilities of transplantation of organs and tissues. In the 6th Century BC Indian surgeons described how to reconstruct facial wounds by transplanting the skin from one place on the body to the other. During the middle age there were many references in the historical medical literature of attempted blood transfusions as well as the transplantation of teeth. A skin transplant and a corneal transplant were reported in medical journals dating back to 1880. These early attempts were usually unsuccessful. Early in the twentieth century transplantation started to offer the promise of restored health and life. One of the exceptional medical advances of the twentieth century, organ transplantation has become a routine treatment for patients with organ failure which was a goal.

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