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PlastSurgeon

Retractors

By Stig Steinfurth, med.student, Christoffer Bing Madsen, med. student, and Magnus Balslev Avnstorp, MD

Self-retaining retractors

Self-retaining retractors are used to seperate tissue, improve visability and proivde access for the surgeon.

Langenbeck retractor

Langenbeck retractor is used to retract soft tissue exposing the surgical site