General Information
What is ArrowTip™?
ArrowTip™-electrodes are micro-dissection probes for very fine and exceptionally precise cuts. ArrowTip™-electrodes are made of tungsten, a heat-resistant (melting point 4000 °C) and ultra-hard material. Thanks to these qualities, it is possible to manufacture very thin and fine-sized tips with excellent thermal qualities (high current density) giving excellent cut results at a low power setting.
What are the advantages of ArrowTip™-electrodes?
The high current density makes it possible to achieve best results at a particularly low power setting of only three to eight watts! Due to the low power setting the risk involved is considerably lower, even when the probes are used for the head and neck. There is also less lateral heat dissipation, thus no charring of tissue, resulting in improved and faster healing and possibly smaller scars.
Why not use other instruments for cutting?
When using the ArrowTip™ for cutting, there is no drag as there is with a scalpel. The probe literally slides through tissue. Thus it is much easier to guide and control lesions with the ArrowTip™ probe than with other cutting instruments, and it is also easier to dissect tissue layer by layer. Moreover, cutting and hemostasis conveniently coincide in electrical cutting.
Where can ArrowTip™-electrodes be used?
ArrowTip™-electrodes can be used whenever it is crucial to achieve precise and fine cuts. To mention a few examples: in maxillofacial surgery (e.g. to correct a cleft palate, to remove rhinophyma, for lesions in the face, and for reconstructive surgery), and in plastic/aesthetic surgery (e.g. for facelifts, blepharoplasty, breast reduction and augmentation) as well as in tumor resection or dermatoplasty.