What is a dermal elevator?
A dermal elevator is a small “spatula” used to separate layers of tissue. Different spatula designs of varying shapes and sharpnesses are used depending on the area. A scalpel is not acceptable for creating a pocket, as it can not easily be stopped from cutting through the skin layers rather than simply separating them. As well as elevators specially designed for the task, practitioners may use other techniques such as inserting surgical scissors or hemostats into the pocket, and then opening them to widen it. What aftercare is required to heal an implant? Assuming that there is no reaction to the material, placement is responsible, and proper care was paid to a sterile procedure, implant healing should be relatively trouble-free. The best thing you as an individual can do to ensure good healing on an implant (and this applies to all body modifications) is to be in good health and have a strong immune system. This means be rested, eat well, and don’t smoke. Can implants reject? Yes, in
