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How does surgical wounds heal?
In this video, Prof Davies explains how wounds are healed by “primary intention”. Professor estimates how long the healing process will take, as well as the methods to maintain a good wound healing process.
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Surgical wounds usually heal by what is called primary intention. They will often be supported by sutures, clips or something called steristrips which actually bring the two edges together. Then there is a healing process that occurs and this can take anything from a week to three weeks to heal depending on which part of the body the wound is on. Most people will have stitches taken out at something between 7 and 14 days. The same thing will apply to clips. It's very important that when you have a surgical wound that this is inspected to see if there there are any signs of infection or breakdown of the wound. If you get an infection or breakdown in the wound or redness around the wound, it is very important that you obtain advice from a healthcare professional.
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