Surgical Incisions and Retraction

In this episode of Muppet Surgery Dr. Scalpel and Thumbs teach Alex about the different incisions and retraction in the operating room.

There are hundreds of different types of surgical incisions, and they are often customized for a patient’s unique needs for surgery. The different variations of surgical incisions are based on what structures the surgeon needs to operate on and examine. Most types of incisions are designed to gain access to specific organ systems, the most common being the organs found in the torso. The different types of surgical incisions are often named after the surgeon who designed them or after the anatomical structures that they display. Surgical incisions are most effective when they follow the natural lines of tension in the human anatomy, called Langer’s lines.

https://www.thehealthboard.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-surgical-incisions.htm