Thursday, April 5, 2012

Electrosurgery

Years ago when I was a young man surgeons did operations when they had to, not necessarily because they wanted to. Perhaps this is because they only had their hands and their scalpels and other cutting instruments to depend on. Or perhaps it is because we were not as surgery happy a society as we are today.
Today things are different. More surgeries are being performed and the instruments are much more precise. Instruments of electrosurgery for example are very precise instruments. Using these instruments a doctor or dentist can make a precise cut with a minimum of blood loss. This is great for both patients and doctors.
I remember as a teenager getting my tonsils out and it took a lot longer because the doctor cut them and I bled like crazy. He had difficulties in finishing up the job and still managing to keep from bleeding to death. I felt really bad for him because i wasn't a bleeder and I have no idea what happened that would cause me to bleed so much unless he cut them tonsils incorrectly somehow. If he had had these electrosurgery tools that job would have been simpler, easier, and quicker.
There are tools that use this technology that cover your entire body, from head to toe. So, next time you are having a surgery procedure done ask the doctor if he intends on using these tools. If he is, you can rest assured that the cutting done will be very precise.

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