The knowledge of past surgical practices highlights the dramatic changes that have occurred in medicine since the discovery of anesthesia. Patients who underwent surgical procedures in ancient times suffered from the pain experienced during the procedures and the risk of severe infections. Today, we take anesthesia for granted, but in the past, the struggles faced by doctors and patients were filled with entirely different challenges. In order to advance the development of surgery and medicine, new procedures and techniques were continuously created that significantly improved patients’ chances of survival. All these factors contributed to making surgeries less daunting than they were before. The historical perspective carries valuable lessons, as it…