Anatomy and Applications of the #15 Scalpel Blade and Its Variations

Scalpels have been used to make skin incisions since the advent of “modern” dermatosurgery. #15 Scalpel blade and #3 handle (Bard-Parker handle) are most frequently used by a dermatosurgeon. Besides the proper equipment, appropriate technique is mandatory to ensure a “precise” incision. In this arti...

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Autores principales: Chandra, Somodyuti, Podder, Indrashis, Chatterjee, Manas, Field, Lawrence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Practice Points
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30210210
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_70_16
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description Scalpels have been used to make skin incisions since the advent of “modern” dermatosurgery. #15 Scalpel blade and #3 handle (Bard-Parker handle) are most frequently used by a dermatosurgeon. Besides the proper equipment, appropriate technique is mandatory to ensure a “precise” incision. In this article, we discuss about the anatomy, variations, and different uses of the #15 scalpel blade and the ideal method of making a “precise” skin incision.
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spelling pubmed-61281532018-09-12 Anatomy and Applications of the #15 Scalpel Blade and Its Variations Chandra, Somodyuti Podder, Indrashis Chatterjee, Manas Field, Lawrence J Cutan Aesthet Surg Practice Points Scalpels have been used to make skin incisions since the advent of “modern” dermatosurgery. #15 Scalpel blade and #3 handle (Bard-Parker handle) are most frequently used by a dermatosurgeon. Besides the proper equipment, appropriate technique is mandatory to ensure a “precise” incision. In this article, we discuss about the anatomy, variations, and different uses of the #15 scalpel blade and the ideal method of making a “precise” skin incision. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6128153/ /pubmed/30210210 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_70_16 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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