Similarly, most people aren't aware that one of the biggest contributors to reconstructive cosmetic surgeries in Germany was the coal mining industry. Because c

Similarly, most people aren't aware that one of the biggest contributors to reconstructive cosmetic surgeries in Germany was the coal mining industry. Because coal mines had such a horrific track record of disfiguring injuries, they gave rise to an entire industry of reconstructive cosmetic surgery before WW1. After WW1 the surgeons mostly pivoted to treating veterans.