Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Key Takeaways Most wounds heal by closing right away with stitches or other ...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acelity, a global advanced wound care company, today announced that the PREVENA DUO™ Incision Management System is now available to physicians in the United States. The ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although wound closure is often considered a routine part of orthopedic surgery, complications such as surgical ...

Why does the face scar less than the rest of the body? New research uncovers the cellular pathway behind this difference.

The decision to use sutures or staples to close incisions after a cesarean delivery has been debated in the obstetrics community, but results from a new study seem to give sutures the edge, at least ...

Wound dehiscence is a complication that occurs when a wound appears at the point of incision. It can be caused by inadequate undermining of the wound during surgery, excessive tension on wound edges ...

Wound dehiscence is a surgical complication where an incision reopens either internally or externally. Also known as wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation, these terms describe when a ...

To compare wound complications between staples versus subcuticular suture for skin closure in obese women (body mass index (BMI)⩾30 kg m −2) after cesarean delivery (CD). We conducted a retrospective ...