Adson Blepharoplasty Forceps, 12.7 cm – Tungsten Carbide Hooks

Eyelid skin is the thinnest on the body, and that rules out the usual way of holding tissue. Jaws grip by compressing, and compressing skin this thin marks it — in a procedure whose entire purpose is how the eyelid looks afterwards. Hooks work differently: they engage the cut edge at a point and hold by shape, applying almost no pressure to the surrounding skin.

Tungsten carbide inserts on the hooks address what happens over time. A hook that works by its point is finished once that point rounds off, and fine points on a frequently reprocessed instrument round off quickly. Carbide holds the geometry far longer than hardened steel. At 12.7 cm the forceps are short and finger-controlled, matched to a field measured in millimetres where the surgeon is judging symmetry between two eyelids.

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