Soft tissue surgery: examples include mass
removal, exploratory laparotomy, intestinal surgery, laparoscopy, portosystemic shunt repair, gall bladder surgery, thoracoscopy, lung lobectomy, brachycephalic surgery, total ear canal ablation for chronic otitis or tumours,
skin and reconstruction following tumour
removal or
extensive wounds, facial surgery (maxillectomy, mandibulectomy), thyroid / parathyroid
removal, and pareneal hernia repair to name a few.