People often think that a surgeon’s scalpel is even sharper than a razor. And that it takes real effort for a surgeon making a skin incision to know how deep and where to cut. But these are misbeliefs. A scalpel is usually no sharper than a good kitchen knife and making the incision is the… Continue Reading
Surgery leaves scars. That’s almost inevitable. Sometimes surgeons can place incisions strategically to reduce their visibility but most of the times scars will be in plain sight. If a surgeon makes rough cuts through the layers of skin, or makes a deeper incision than strictly necessary, the scar is going to be bigger and will… Continue Reading
Surgery often leaves scars because the incisions made are deep and dissect the several skin layers. Unfortunately, it is impossible to tell just how bad a scar might be until we actually have sight of it. A few years ago I had surgery myself which left a big scar on my chest (similar to that … Continue Reading