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July 11th, 1985

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985, Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers instead of stitches on 28 patients. He explained that the zippers were used when he believed he may have to re-operate. While the technique was revolutionary, Stone, a graduate of Yale and Emory, remained wholly conservative in one … Continue reading

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