 His work at Clinique du Parc, which has been described by current day plastic surgeons as “pioneering”, “innovative”, and “genius”, made Burou a notable figure in the recorded history of plastic surgery.The discretion of Burou's clinic made him relatively unknown to his medical contemporaries, despite the fact that he was well known among many trans women around the world.His level of renown was such that "going to Casablanca" became a popular colloquialism for gender confirming surgery at this time.