[Lambiesinclair]

so sad….I wonder how many killed themselves.

[dwizzy22]

Some of the greatest leaps in medicine are a result of war.

[Robinl01]

The tubes are called tubular pedicles. They would take tissue from another part of the body but leave it anchored as to maintain a blood supply and the "tube" shape greatly reduced the risk of infection as antibiotics weren't around really. It was the beginning of skin grafting and other radical types of reconstruction used today. Unfortunately I see many radical neck surgeries that are absolutely horrific to this day, but it's quite amazing how it has advanced and saved lives. Poor guys.....

[Maeve]

Well this is creepy...

[Kaboom]

War looks so great and cool in 80s action movies. Then you have what the war photographers call the face of war.

[wee_yumi]

I feel so sorry for these young men

[n2ecosystems]

Ed Gein would have liked that.

[bleh12345]

Omg so scary

[-NocturnalPulse-]

Originally Posted by azshera ↗

Holy fuck. Some of those faces remind me of Scary Stories books as a kid.

Haha I thought the same thing

[albie54]

Actually, reconstructive surgery came a long way, during WWI. The grafted tissue that you see in many of these photos, is temporary, and is placed there to provide a blood supply to the ischemic areas of the wound.The technique is still used today.