"What does a lancet look like? Why is a scalpel called a lancet?

It is actually named after the shape of a traditional scalpel. A traditional scalpel consists of a blade and a handle, and the shape of the blade is similar to a willow leaf, so some people named it the lancet.

The invention of the scalpel is of great significance in the history of human medicine, laying the foundation for surgery.

At this stage, with the development of medical technology, the shape of the scalpel has also changed greatly, and the trauma of surgery has become smaller and smaller. The current medical scalpel not only includes the traditional scalpel, there are microwave knife, ultrasound focused knife, photon knife, and laparoscopic surgery, radio frequency ablation and other technologies in order to achieve a more delicate operation purpose, to promote rapid postoperative recovery, reduce disease.