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Different types of wound closure
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Different types of wound closure

Wound closure is the method that a wound is closed and healed together. In this video, Prof Davies explains the different types of tools and methods that can be used to close wounds.

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There are many types of wound closure. The simplest form is when you have not got a very deep wound, is to clean the wound and it may be the fact that you will use something called a steristrip, which is a medical form of sellotape or you may use glue, which again is like any other glue is used to bring the edges together. You can then use sutures to approximate the wound edges or you can use little metal clips to clip the wound together.

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