Surgical scissors have beveled edges and need tension to cut sutures and delicate tissue cleanly. Bandage scissors are cheap, serrated, and cut with minimal pressure but dull quickly and can't be resharpened. Each tool does its job best when used for what it's made for.
surgical scissors are bandage scissors. These are really precise, very fine cutting edge, and they respond to different tensions. Okay, so when you actually use these, you want to actually apply tension to cut things, especially as they get a little bit dull. These are really crucial in terms of cutting suture and then also certain tissues. They're also good for spreading. You can see these little beveled edges. So, you know, there's all different types of scissors. This is just one example, and you see these beveled edges in there. Those could be used to kind of spread tissues and then you cut with it. Okay, now a bandage scissor is meant for just bulk cutting. This is, you know, probably $10. It is serrated, so it cuts better without having to apply a whole lot of pressure, and it is really difficult to resharpen these. So most of the time, once they go dull, you replace it.
