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Surgical Supplies Catalogue

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Surgical Supplies Catalogue

Postby LemonMeringue » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:09 am

Hi Dr. Lam,
I'm working with a surgical supplies company, and we're in the process of building a new catalogue devoted to plastic surgery. I thought it would be a good idea to get some feedback from a plastic surgeon in order to build our catalogue in the most convenient way.

When it comes to categories, would you prefer a catalogue to be organized purely by the type of tool, or by common procedures (i.e. a Rhinoplasty section)?
Would the availability of pre-built sets be useful to you, or would you prefer to just order specific parts separately?
If you already have a supplier for your plastic surgery instruments, what are some specific traits of their catalogue that you find to be helpful or problematic, and what changes would you make to them if you could?
When you go to buy instruments, do you know already exactly what you need, or do you prefer to compare different products?
Is depth or breadth of selection more important to you? Would you prefer to be able to purchase everything from one supplier, or to go to a few different specialized companies to get what you need?

Edit: What is your opinion on the inclusion of electrosurgical products? How about endoscopic products?

If you have staff who handles this for you, could you please redirect these questions to them?

Thank you for your time!
Last edited by LemonMeringue on Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:37 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Surgical Supplies Catalogue

Postby dr. lam » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:57 pm

this forum is really intended for prospective patients to ask questions. however, in short summary, i am a mature surgeon who really has all of his instruments now so i only purchase the very select items that i need. that being said, i source what i need and get the exact instrument that i need regardless of the vendor.
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Re: Surgical Supplies Catalogue

Postby LemonMeringue » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:37 am

Thanks for your time and the speedy response, and for your time.
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Re: Surgical Supplies Catalogue

Postby dr. lam » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:55 am

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