Cases Treated with Steam Cautery

Remarks on the Electric Cautery with Cases

or some other small animal is shared, and utider the skin, to a depth of half an inch* two platinum needles are introduced. These electrodes are then connected with the opposite poles of an ordinary Bunseh's battery of 12 elements. Instantly a very fine crepitation is heard, and a froth is formed round the two electrodes where they pierce the skin, by the escape of very small bubbles of gas. At...

Management of Facial Telangiectasias with Hand Cautery

BACKGROUND Facial telangiectasias are superficial cutaneous vessels that can result in noticeable aesthetical imperfections. This study presents a technique for the removal of facial telangiectasias using hand cautery. METHODS Twenty-five patients with facial telangiectasias were treated using hand cautery (Medicell Inc, Athens, Greece) during 2009-2013. Photo documentation was performed fo...

Nonslip Breast Retractors with Cautery Tip Cleaners

Fig. 1. Epstein breast retractor (ASSI, with permission from Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments Co. [1]). Fig. 2. Composition of cautery tip cleaners (Xodus). retraction of slippery muscle tissue by stainless steel retractors can be a hindrance during surgery. To overcome this situation, breast retractors with toothed ends are made and sold (Fig. 1) [1, 2]. However, they are not produce...

Management of Facial Telangiectasias with Hand Cautery

BACKGROUND Facial telangiectasias are superficial cutaneous vessels that can result in noticeable aesthetical imperfections. This study presents a technique for the removal of facial telangiectasias using hand cautery. METHODS Twenty-five patients with facial telangiectasias were treated using hand cautery (Medicell Inc, Athens, Greece) during 2009-2013. Photo documentation was performed for ...

Notes on Cases Treated with Radium