This is me! Thanks to #surgeonshall #RCSEd for allowing me the only known patient to donate my #mesh to the museum. I hope it continues raises awareness of the devastating effects of polypropylene plastic mesh on the human body.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances we've had to reschedule Dissecting the Author: The Story of Lobotomy with Claire Prentice. Ticket holders have been notified. Tickets are still available from: bit.ly/3MrD8am

It's time for the first #TriviaTuesday of September.... how did that happen?! This week's instrument is from the early 20th century. Its widest part is 14 cm wide and it is 15 cm in length. Any guesses what it is?

This is a cone inhaler. The internal wire mesh held a wad of cloth which was soaked with anaesthetic. #TriviaTuesday

For #WordOnWednesday this week we are looking for a word that can be found in our Body Voyager gallery.

The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is sesamoid bone!

These fleams were made by John Savigny of London. Veterinarians also had fleams, so during this period it’s likely they were used for both humans and animals. Fleams were used in bloodletting; the blade cut into superficial veins to remove blood from the body.

In 2021 Surgeons' Hall Museums was contacted by Lisa Megginson who wished to donate a transvaginal mesh implant. Recently Lisa sat down with the Museum's Curator to discuss her donation. You can watch the interview on the Museum's guide on Bloomberg Connects bit.ly/3ZeRnHi

Delighted such an important piece is on display in the museum Surgeons' Hall Museums for all to see.

Before the development of radiography in the late 19th century, finding bullets or shell fragments lodged in the body could be extremely difficult. Careless probing could also be very dangerous. If located, a projectile could be removed by an intricate tool such as this.

A warm welcome to today's diplomates attending our September #RCSEdDiploma ceremony! Do be sure to stop by the Library and Archive, where we have the likes of 'The Surgical Works of Ambroise Paré' (1594) and William Maitland's 'The History of Edinburgh...' (1753) on display.