Obwegeser Chin Retractor, 16 cm – German Stainless Steel

16 cm is short for a maxillofacial retractor, and the chin is why. Genioplasty and chin procedures are approached through the lower lip sulcus with the bone only a short distance behind — nothing like the depth an alveolar or mandibular exposure demands. A longer instrument here adds leverage the surgeon has to control without adding any reach they need.

Because the chin is a curved prominence rather than a flat surface, the hold depends on the blade sitting against that contour instead of resting on one edge. The retractor takes sustained pressure in a field where the surgeon is cutting and fixing bone, so German stainless is specified for a blade that must not flex under that load across repeated sterilisation.

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