ππΏ Centuries before the American Civil War, Incan surgeons were performing skull surgery with survival rates as high as 83%.
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Centuries before the American Civil War, Incan surgeons were performing skull surgery with survival rates as high as 83%. For comparison, #CivilWar-era trepanation survival rates hovered around 50%.The secret? Centuries of refined technique and the use of natural, plant-derived antiseptics.
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