Category Archives: Plastic Surgery

Nasal Rasp Guide: How to Choose the Cut and the Grit

A nasal rasp guide for rhinoplasty: forward and reverse cut, steel or tungsten carbide teeth, [...]

Osteotome vs Chisel in Rhinoplasty: Straight, Curved or Guarded

Osteotome vs chisel in rhinoplasty: the double bevel against the single bevel, straight blades for [...]

Breast Augmentation Instruments: The Tray, Step by Step

Breast augmentation instruments in the order a case uses them: marker, retractors, long blunt dissectors [...]

Periosteal Elevator: Types, Uses and How to Choose One

A periosteal elevator lifts the periosteum off bone in one sheet. The Freer, Cottle, Howarth, [...]

Types of Needle Holders: Mayo Hegar to Castroviejo (and Why Americans Say Needle Driver)

The three families of needle holder, which suture size each jaw suits, what the gold [...]

How to Sharpen Surgical Scissors: Tests, Limits and When to Retire

How to test scissor and needle holder sharpness in minutes, what dulls instruments fastest, in-house [...]

Tungsten Carbide Surgical Instruments: Are Gold Handles Worth It?

Tungsten carbide surgical instruments: what gold rings mean, the service-life math, insert quality checks and [...]

Supercut Scissors Explained: The Micro-Serrated Razor Edge

Supercut scissors explained: the razor plus micro-serration grind, how it differs from tungsten carbide, where [...]

Types of Surgical Scissors: Mayo, Metzenbaum, Iris and More

The types of surgical scissors sorted by job: Mayo, Metzenbaum, iris, tenotomy, Westcott and the [...]

Tumescent Infiltration Pump and Tubing Sets: The Powered Wetting Setup

Infiltration pumps and tubing sets explained: peristaltic flow control, the pump-segment compatibility trap and cannula-end [...]