Badur send me a link to a “plasma blade” cutting tool, what seems like a big improvement on various electrocautery-type cutting tools… Should be amazing for procedures like subincisions…
As you can tell from the screenshot, the video is a little gory (Caitlin says “ewww! what is it!!! is it a baked potato with corn in it!?!?”)*.
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(* Caitlin now says “why must you make fun of me?”)
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178 responses to “Jealous much, cutters?”
AeChei, he might not mean self-injurers; hemight be referring to underground surgical practicioners.besides, even if he did mean those who SI then it’d be kinda silly because many of the self-injurers i know could careless about depth, and more about relief of emotional stress, which can hoestly come in the form of anything from cat-scratches to the chopping off of limbs. the only i’ve ever known depth to come up is in comparison to other people.
i always wondered does splitting your tongure hurt worse than biting your tongue…ok now i’m just rambling.
AeChei, he might not mean self-injurers; hemight be referring to underground surgical practicioners.besides, even if he did mean those who SI then it’d be kinda silly because many of the self-injurers i know could careless about depth, and more about relief of emotional stress, which can hoestly come in the form of anything from cat-scratches to the chopping off of limbs. the only i’ve ever known depth to come up is in comparison to other people.
i always wondered does splitting your tongure hurt worse than biting your tongue…ok now i’m just rambling.
hmm, typing doesn’t seem to be with me today:/
hmm, typing doesn’t seem to be with me today:/
Looks like it may be a pipe dream for most artists for now. Got this email back:
Andy,
Yes, our products are on the order of a physician only.
Best,
Andre
Looks like it may be a pipe dream for most artists for now. Got this email back:
Andy,
Yes, our products are on the order of a physician only.
Best,
Andre
So…uh, when are they coming out with the plasma sword? I know there are still some Star Wars fans out there in the body mod community that have to be thinking what I’m thinking…mwahahaha
So…uh, when are they coming out with the plasma sword? I know there are still some Star Wars fans out there in the body mod community that have to be thinking what I’m thinking…mwahahaha
awww man,that wud cut a sandwich like nothing else on earth!
no dripping mayo,or chocolate spread for me! NUHHUH!
awww man,that wud cut a sandwich like nothing else on earth!
no dripping mayo,or chocolate spread for me! NUHHUH!
Ohhhh I want one! This is awesome, can’t wait until they’re more popular/accessible (Did I spell that right?) on the market.
Ohhhh I want one! This is awesome, can’t wait until they’re more popular/accessible (Did I spell that right?) on the market.
#29 – #20 is absolutely correct. i used to work in an animal research lab and reviewed dozens of IACUC protocols, plus we had regular IACUC inspections to ensure that they were being followed. just because there is research being performed on animals doesn’t mean they have to suffer. they are sedated for procedures and everything possible is done to minimize pain. if a lab is found to be in violation of protocol, then it will suffer serious consequences.
#29 – #20 is absolutely correct. i used to work in an animal research lab and reviewed dozens of IACUC protocols, plus we had regular IACUC inspections to ensure that they were being followed. just because there is research being performed on animals doesn’t mean they have to suffer. they are sedated for procedures and everything possible is done to minimize pain. if a lab is found to be in violation of protocol, then it will suffer serious consequences.
I think it may be time for me to stop eating while I’m browsing here
I think it may be time for me to stop eating while I’m browsing here
Tongue split is looking better and better now.
Tongue split is looking better and better now.
Watching that was neat, I’ve seen surgeries in person and that is definitely a neat tool, but the whole background music and calm tone of the presenter was disturbing.
Not cool with the live pig either. Anesthetic or not, i’m 100% against the use of animals for research. A human life shouldn’t be any more important than an animal’s… but, that’s another topic altogether! Moving on…
So, I hear a lot of people saying they want to have this used for tongue splits and everything. I can see that, but my first thought was.. what does it feel like? Yeah, some people will use anesthetic, but obviously a lot WON’T too… so scalpels feel.. sharp, electrocautery is basically burns.. what does this device feel like to a live, awake and non-anesthetized person?
Cool concept, in general.
Watching that was neat, I’ve seen surgeries in person and that is definitely a neat tool, but the whole background music and calm tone of the presenter was disturbing.
Not cool with the live pig either. Anesthetic or not, i’m 100% against the use of animals for research. A human life shouldn’t be any more important than an animal’s… but, that’s another topic altogether! Moving on…
So, I hear a lot of people saying they want to have this used for tongue splits and everything. I can see that, but my first thought was.. what does it feel like? Yeah, some people will use anesthetic, but obviously a lot WON’T too… so scalpels feel.. sharp, electrocautery is basically burns.. what does this device feel like to a live, awake and non-anesthetized person?
Cool concept, in general.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! i used one of them on a cadaver at uni last week! theyr so much fun! was tempted to do a little slice on ma arm, just to see the amount of pain how it healed.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! i used one of them on a cadaver at uni last week! theyr so much fun! was tempted to do a little slice on ma arm, just to see the amount of pain how it healed.
MAMA! i want thise toy!
MAMA! i want thise toy!
Its human tissue,
Ex vivo (Latin: out of the living) means that which takes place outside an organism. In science, ex vivo refers to experimentation done in or on living tissue in an artificial environment outside the organism. The most common “ex vivo” procedures involve living cells or tissues taken from an organism and cultured in a laboratory apparatus, usually under sterile conditions for a few days or weeks. This allows experimentation under highly controlled conditions impossible in the intact organism, albeit at the expense of looking at the tissue in its “natural” environment. One widely performed ex vivo study is the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. In this assay, angiogenesis is promoted on the CAM membrane of a chick embryo outside the organism (chicken). Ex vivo studies are usually performed in vitro, although the use of these two terms is not synonymous.
n vivo (Latin: within the living) means that which takes place inside an organism. In science, in vivo refers to experimentation done in or on the living tissue of a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead one or a controlled environment. Animal testing and clinical trials are forms of in vivo research.
Its human tissue,
Ex vivo (Latin: out of the living) means that which takes place outside an organism. In science, ex vivo refers to experimentation done in or on living tissue in an artificial environment outside the organism. The most common “ex vivo” procedures involve living cells or tissues taken from an organism and cultured in a laboratory apparatus, usually under sterile conditions for a few days or weeks. This allows experimentation under highly controlled conditions impossible in the intact organism, albeit at the expense of looking at the tissue in its “natural” environment. One widely performed ex vivo study is the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. In this assay, angiogenesis is promoted on the CAM membrane of a chick embryo outside the organism (chicken). Ex vivo studies are usually performed in vitro, although the use of these two terms is not synonymous.
n vivo (Latin: within the living) means that which takes place inside an organism. In science, in vivo refers to experimentation done in or on the living tissue of a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead one or a controlled environment. Animal testing and clinical trials are forms of in vivo research.
That is so fucking cool.
That is so fucking cool.