▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁sur geon ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁medical ▁doctor ate , ▁and ▁later ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁surg ery ▁and ▁an atom y ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Den on v ill iers ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁fa cial ▁re construct ive ▁surg ery . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁he ▁independently ▁performed ▁the ▁second ▁Z - pl ast y ▁operation ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁lower ▁lid ▁e ct rop ion , ▁after ▁Hor ner ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁cred ited ▁for ▁providing ▁the ▁first ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁rect opro static ▁fas cia , ▁which ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" Den on v ill iers ' ▁fas cia ". ▁Also , ▁another ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁pub opro static ▁lig ament ▁is ▁" Den on v ill iers ' ▁lig ament ". ▁ ▁With ▁August e ▁B ér ard ▁( 1 8 0 2 - 1 8 4 6 ) ▁and ▁Lé on ▁Ath an ase ▁G oss elin ▁( 1 8 1 5 - 1 8 8 7 ), ▁he ▁was ▁co - author ▁of ▁the ▁three - volume ▁Comp end ium ▁de ▁ch ir urg ie ▁pr atique ▁( 1 8 4 5 - 1 8 6 1 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F rench ▁sur ge ons ▁Category : 1 8 0 8 ▁birth s