Gaspare Tagliacozzi (b. Mar 1545, d. Nov 1599, Bolonga) a 16th century Italian pioneer in surgery, is considered to be a founding father of modern plastic surgery, given his innovation in reconstruction of defects of the face by grafting. His portrait remains to this day a registered trademark logo of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He was appointed professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Bologna, famous for its anatomy laboratory and theatre, where Tagliacozzi procured the bodies of executed prisoners to use in dissection. Using the expertise attained from the above, Tagliacozzi formulated intricate and detailed instructions for rhinoplasty and other reconstructive techniques used to restore the lips, ears and cheeks, which were in high demand at the time due to facial defects from duelling with rapier. He often travelled across Europe reconstructing the faces of royalty and victims of assault. Tagliacozzi detailed his works in what is believed to be the first textbook of plastic surgery: “De Curtorum Chirurgia per Insitionem” (On the Surgery of Mutilation by Grafting), whereby in his 45 chapter book he documents the intricate anatomy of the nose, its reconstruction using grafts from the upper arm, known as the “Italian Method”, and the complications one might face during these operations. His instructional book was so well received that a quote from it resounds with the practice of plastic surgery today: “We restore, rebuild, and make whole those parts which nature hath given, but which fortune has taken away. Not so much that it may delight the eye, but that it might buoy up the spirit, and help the mind of the afflicted.” His practice and workmanship continues to inspire surgeons today. Tomba et al.