?:definition
|
-
Surgical scissors designed to cut loose or redundant tissue from the facial skin, eliminating wrinkles (i.e., performing rhytidectomy, also known as facelift). These scissors are typically handheld, manual instruments with two metallic (e.g., stainless steel) straight or curved blades with blunt, strong, flat tips that slide past each other (i.e., shearing action). The blades are usually attached to very long slender shanks that are pivoted (using a swivel pin) at the point of union with handles that are conformed at the proximal end as a ring to facilitate holding and operating with the fingers. Some facelift scissors include a slightly spread tip to facilitate undermining of the facial skin with a few strokes during plastic surgery procedures.
|