“Like comparing a scalpel to a hatchet…’
Hugh Howey
I have a simple and foolproof way to tell is someone is a surgeon, or more precisely not a surgeon. If they see the above photo and the word tweezers is heard in any form, they are absolutely not a surgeon. The Oxford English Dictionary defines tweezers with the almost comical sentence, a piece of equipment made from pieces of metal joined at one end, often used to pull out hairs. Forceps on the other hand have the noble description, a surgical instrument used for holding things firmly and precisely. Surgeons never use the word tweezers. For a surgeon forceps become as one with our left hands whilst operating, a scissor or scalpel in the other. We have a close relationship with our favourite type and size of forceps. There are almost endless options available, but we rarely change horses. Our theatre nurses closely guard our preferred instruments, ever poised to hand them over at exactly the right moment. I now move in circles of people that build plastic scale model aircraft, the frequent use of the tweezers can be pretty jarring. #firmlyandprecisely #letsmakelemonade
Pen Paint and Scalpel 