Antique medical instruments for cranial trepanation.

This is a life giving instrument, a case with antique medical instruments to perform Cranial Trepanations. The case contains drills of seven different sizes for precise trepanations. The instruments date from the late 19th and early 20th century. Doctors then, as now, performed this type of intervention when, for example, it was necessary to relieve inter-cranial pressure, which could have been caused, among other things, by a simple fall. After a first impression, this instrument may seem disturbing to some people, but after a second of reflection one can realize that this simple instrument could save the life of any of us at any time.The instrument is presented in a mahogany case with brass hardware. Essential for decorating a doctor's or surgeon's office aware that today's advances are the fruit of yesterday's advances.