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Of course. What has this got to do with BJP supporters? Are BJP supporters the only one with a knowledge of history? Forget about Ganesha and all. I don't like mixing religion with science and thus ignored that. Let's get to ancient India, where Sushruta is seen as a father of plastic surgery.I will quote some reputed publications:Sushrutha - our proud heritage (Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery)Anatomy in ancient India: a focus on the Susruta Samhita (Journal of Anatomy)Sushruta: father of plastic surgery. - This paper from National Institute of Health in the US goes into details.Page on historyofsurgery.co.uk (owned by National Health Services of UK)Urology in ancient India (Indian Journal of Urology)Between the group that says Indians did everything and the group that says Indians did nothing, the truth is stuck and finding hard to breathe.Happy New Year 2015! Let us build an India that will make Sushrutha proud!

CONTENT WARNING!!!! The following is not suitable for younger Quorans or the easily offended. It its rated N, S, and several other lurid and shocking letters. It involves naughty bits.Travel back in time if you will, back to a time before Viagra, before Cialis or Levitra, indeed before any chemical treatment for erectile dysfunction existed. Men with ED were left with the option of surgery or injecting a drug like papaverine directly into their you-know-what. Yikes!The most Kafka-esque moment of my medical career occurred as a 4th year med student. I was rotating through the Urology service at the VA. Four weeks prior to my arrival on service the urology team had implanted in one lucky old veteran, the Cadillac, nay the Rolls Royce, the ultimate penile implant. The cutting edge, so to speak, of 1990’s surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction. He was returning with all scars healed, for his maiden flight.Oh, sure I know what you’re thinking. Big deal, it was probably a malleable semi-rigid prosthesis. But no! It was a two-chamber inflatable prosthesis with a valve in the scrotum that would allow inflation and deflation. Here is a picture of the miraculous device in the upright and locked position vs the ‘business casual’ state.Too cool for school, amirite?As the med student du jour I was to go into the tiny exam room and perform a targeted history and physical and report to the junior resident with pertinent findings. Mr X, as I will call him, was a skinny old guy who reeked of cigarette smoke. He was sitting on the exam table with a gap toothed grin on his stubbly face. I asked him why he was there in my “I’m very nearly a doctor” tone. He responded by flipping up his gown and showing me his healed scars. He was very proud if not overly large.There was a knock at the door and the senior and junior urology residents came in. Neither had any interest in waiting for my stellar presentation of the patient’s past medical history and current list of complaints. The patient knew them by name and I moved to a corner of the room while they gloved up and laid Mr. X back on the table.The senior resident grabbed Mr. X’s scrotum and proceeded to inflate him to his full glory, examine the result by bouncing it once or twice, and deflated him. He did it a couple of times. Mr. X beamed, clearly pleased with the result himself and utterly unashamed to show it off. Senior and Junior talked excitedly and Junior left the room and came back with the urology attending physician. Again, Mr. X’s wondrous prosthesis was deployed and deflated much to the delight of all concerned. Talk resumed amongst the urologists and again Junior ran out of the room. While he was out they once again gave Mr. X an erection and just as magically removed it. The wonders of modern medicine were at work.Ten minutes later the Department of Urology chairman himself comes in. Once again Mr. X is put through his paces to great acclaim. And again! And again! It was at that point, crushed in a corner in an 8x8 room that smelled of expensive cologne mixed with cheap aftershave and stale cigarettes with 4 other guys that I ruled out urology as specialty.I discharged Mr. X to follow-up in 2 months or earlier if needed. The urology scrum left down the hall in a scented cloud of self-congratulation. Now that I am in my mid 50s I can appreciate Mr. X’s grin. Hopefully somewhere Mrs. X is grinning too.

As a doctor, I think this news is a shame to the media people. Any non medical person after reading this article will be thinking "What man!? Why are doctors so ignorant?!!"​You too had the same question I guess... :) that's because the media didn't talk to a doctor (or even a medical staff in urology department) before publishing such a big mistake. Guys, that is a stent put in his ureter as a part of surgery which will be removed in one or two months.​Although they came up with a correction later but I don't think that's the point. They should do the appropriate research about the topic before publishing such a blunder. Shame on you media....!Edit 1: my first 2.5k upvotes... :) thanks to all who promoted and upvoted my observation...