When surgery was in its infancy in Europe, Sushrut was performing Rhinoplasty (restoration of a damaged nose) and other challenging operations. In the "Sushrut Sanhitaa", he prescribes treatment for twelve types of fractures and six types of dislocations. His details on human embryology are simply amazing. Sushrut used 125 types of surgical instruments including scalpels, lancets, needles, Cathers and rectal speculums; mostly designed from the jaws of animals and birds. He has also described a number of stitching methods; the use of horse's hair as thread and fibers of bark.

In the "Sushrut Sanhitaa", he details 300 types of operations. The ancient Indians were the pioneers in amputation, caesarian and cranial surgeries. Aachaarya Sushrut was a giant in the arena of medical science.