Better ergonomics – ease of use to create incision; good feel, clean incision. Clean incision is a better cut. More durable means using fewer blades. As an example, I performed a bilateral thigh lift with one Planatome vs 3-4 standard scalpels. It’s a paradigm shift on how you use a blade.

Specializes in breast, body, and face procedures.

Love the precision and consistency of the Planatome blades. Precision is the key to Aesthetic Surgery and the consistency helps to minimize the patient-to-patient variation we see in our practice. Definitely get less bleeding, which helps my visibility in creating intricate incisions on the eyelid.

Chief of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis; Expertise in post-traumatic injury and oncologic surgery.
Specializes in breast, body, and face procedures.

Double Board-Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology

Definitely the surgical scars look better. When you cut through the skin and particularly the dermis, the cut needs to be smooth without disrupting a lot of the lymphatics, blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue which would inhibit healing.

There is a clear difference. I used only one #10 and one #15 Planatome blade for a breast reduction, which usually requires 5-10 regular blades per case. The handling characteristics are much better. It’s weird since most of us just take it for granted that a blade is a blade, but there is a clear difference.

Love the blades! Definitely better than the standard blades that I’ve been using! They feel sturdier and don’t bend as easily. Cut and carve with less effort and greater precision, as you can cut with more gentle pressure. Definitively last longer! During Rhinoplasty, when cutting and shaping cartilage, I go through 4 blades on average, and I used one Planatome. During intra-oral surgery when cutting down to bone, the blades don’t dull like the standard blades, and they continue to cut with sharpness and precision. For example, during 3rd molar surgery I can use one single blade throughout the entire case without having to switch.

Until now, we have been limited in taking care of surgical scars until after we make the incision. Suture technique and material, taping, scar gels, microneedling, and lasers can all help improve the scars previously made.

It’s a game changer and it’s a disruptor. There’s maybe a product or two that come out every few years and truly change the landscape of our industry. Without a doubt, my patients have benefited from my use of this blade.

Planatome starts minimizing scarring from the time of incision rather than post operatively – and that benefits every single patient.

Double Board-Certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Otolaryngology