This award, received by the surgeon, pays tribute to Suzanne Noël, pioneer of cosmetic surgery, famous for her work on facelifts and reconstruction of “broken faces” during the First World War.
Professor Maurice Mimoun, surgeon specializing in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery and the treatment of burns, received the Suzanne Noël prize on Saturday December 14 in the lounges of the Hôtel le Marois in Paris. This award pays tribute to Suzanne Noël, a pioneer in cosmetic surgery, famous for her work on facelifts and reconstruction of “broken mouths” during the First World War.
During the fourth edition of the medical aesthetics awards, placed under the theme «Longevity»Professor Mimoun declared that “this award is recognition of the passionate and dedicated work of all medical aesthetics professionals, and in particular of those who work every day to restore confidence and quality of life to their patients.”
In 2016, Maurice Mimoun performed a world first: a skin graft between homozygous twins on a 95% burn patient.
His commitment goes beyond the boundaries of the operating room. An active volunteer within the Children Action association, founded by Bernard Sabrier 30 years ago, he operates on disadvantaged children all over the world.
Maurice Mimoun is also the author of The Impossible limit: Notebooks of a surgeon (Albin Michel, 1996) and Death can wait (Albin Michel, 2014), where he explores the ethical and human dimensions of his profession.
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