ASSOCIATION OF OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS OF INDIA

AOI Haryana State Founding (1996)

AOI-Haryana first meeting was held at Bhiwani (Haryana) in 1996 under the guidance of Dr. O.P. Sachdeva (President) and Dr. S.P. Gulati (Secretary).

Ancient Medical Sanskrit Heritage (600 B.C.)

One of the first recorded accounts of ENT surgery according to many historians is found in ancient Indian Sanskrit texts from 600 B.C.

During a nose reconstruction, skin was cut from the cheek or forehead, twisted skin-side-out over a leaf of the appropriate size and sewn into place forming a new nose. In order to keep the air passages open during healing, two polished wooden tubes would be inserted into the nostrils. This method became known as the "Indian Method of Rhinoplasty" and was kept secret for centuries in India.