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A '''dermal elevator''' is a device resembling a spatula which is used to create a pocket for implants.
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In order to place an [[Implant|implant]] under the skin, an incision is made, and then a "spatula" type device is used to lift the tissue and form a pocket in which to place the implant. Elevators come in many shapes, sizes, and sharpnesses, but to generalize, they look sort of like medical versions of a butterknife.
== Pages in category "Ear Piercings" ==
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.


Elevators are not the only tool used to create pockets—some [[Doctors|doctors]] and [[Practitioners|practitioners]] prefer to use blunt [[Medical scissors|medical scissors]] and similar tools.  They are inserted into the incision while closed, and are then opened, increasing the size of the pocket.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Implant]]
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* [[Steve Haworth]]
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| ===A===
* [[Anti-tragus Piercing]]
===D===
* [[Daith]]
===E===
* [[Ear Piercing Stud]]
* [[Sean Philips]]
* [[Ear Project]]
* [[Ear Spiral]]
* [[Earlobe Piercing]]
===H===
* [[Helix Piercing]]
===I===
* [[Industrial Piercing]]
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| ===I cont.===
* [[Inner Conch Piercing]]
* [[Inner Helix]]
===K===
* [[Kanphati]]
* [[Karnavedha]]
===L===
* [[Lobe Orbital]]
===O===
* [[Orbital]]
* [[Outer Conch Piercing]]
===P===
* [[Piercing Gun]]
===R===
* [[Ragnar Piercing]]
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| ===R cont.===
* [[Rook Piercing]]
===S===
* [[Scalpelled Lobe]]
* [[Snug]]
===T===
* [[Tragus Piercing]]
* [[Transverse Lobe]]
===U===
* [[UFO Piercing]]
===V===
* [[Vertical Industrial]]
* [[Vertical Lobe Piercing]]
* [[Vertical Tragus]]
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Pages in category "Ear Piercings"

The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.

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