Plastic surgeon Dr Adel Quttainah started collecting old medical equipment as a hobby and the exhibits are now on show in a museum that bears his name in Kuwait. Antonie Robertson / The National
A rare waxwork cadaver used by medical students on display in the Quttainah Medical Museum. All photos from here onwards: Quttainah Medical Museum
Iron tools used for surgery in the 19th century
A nose shaper was used by surgeons in the early 1900s before the development of cosmetic surgery. The device used screws to alter bone structure
A collection of early surgical tools on show at the Quttainah Medical Museum
One of the first stethoscopes used in medicine
Plastic surgeon Dr Adel Quttainah started collecting old medical equipment as a hobby and the exhibits are now on show in a museum that bears his name in Kuwait. Antonie Robertson / The National
A rare waxwork cadaver used by medical students on display in the Quttainah Medical Museum. All photos from here onwards: Quttainah Medical Museum
Iron tools used for surgery in the 19th century
A nose shaper was used by surgeons in the early 1900s before the development of cosmetic surgery. The device used screws to alter bone structure
A collection of early surgical tools on show at the Quttainah Medical Museum