pubmed-article:19319046 | pubmed:abstractText | Described by Metchnikoff, it has been 100 years since the discovery of phagocytosis was awarded the Nobel Prize. Since then, advances in phagocytosis research have vastly expanded its potential clinical application to health and disease. In this article, the authors revisit this process of evolution and chart out its relevance to plastic surgery. | lld:pubmed |