If I asked you to picture a surgeon in your mind’s eye, you almost certainly would picture an individual in medical scrubs (most likely white or green scrubs), wearing a mask, etc. But it hasn’t always been that way. Medical scrubs are actually a relatively modern practice.
Until the 20th century, surgery was (compared to today’s standards) a rather crude operation, which did not really involve any sanitation, least of all anything like medical scrubs. Sterilization was no…