Blunt dissection

Blunt dissection describes the careful separation of tissues by fingers or convenient blunt instruments during many diverse surgical procedures. Blunt dissection has not changed significantly in centuries and requires great skill, can be tedious, nerve-wracking, and risky. Repairs are often required. Blunt dissection is contrasted to sharp dissection, the practice of slicing through tissues with scalpels, scissors, electrosurgery, or other advanced technologies usually employing heat. New devices are expected to soon make blunt dissection safer, faster and easier.