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  2. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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    Surgical staples are specialized staples used in surgery in place of sutures to close skin wounds or connect or remove parts of the bowels or lungs. The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, and time it takes to close.

  3. Penrose drain - Wikipedia

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    Six Penrose drains were left and the edges of the surgical wound were closed with staples. A Penrose drain is a soft, flexible rubber tube used as a surgical drain , to prevent the buildup of fluid in a surgical site.

  4. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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    Like wound closure strips, butterfly closures do not require a medical professional to apply and can result in improved cosmetic outcomes for small wounds, compared to surgical sutures. Waterproof closure strips: Steri-Strips are paper-based, so durability and usage can be compromised if they get wet, requiring dryness and precision.

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  6. JNJ's Ethicon Scores FDA Clearance for Tissue Sealer - AOL

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    Johnson & Johnson -owned Ethicon announced in a press release Monday that the FDA has granted regulatory approval for its Enseal G2 tissue sealer. Ethicon's newest approved device is the first ...

  7. Dermatologic surgical procedure - Wikipedia

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    For skin cancer surgeries, most wounds are relatively small. After removal of the dressing, the wound can be cleaned by washing with clean soapy water, and should be kept moist. It is also suggested to apply prescribed antibiotic ointments or any other medications to the wound, and protect the scar formed. [30]

  8. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    Jenkin's rule was the first research result in this area, showing that the then-typical use of a suture-length to wound-length ratio of 2:1 increased the risk of a burst wound, and suggesting a SL:WL ratio of 4:1 or more in abdominal wounds. [19] [20] A later study suggested 6:1 as the optimal ratio in abdominal closure. [21]

  9. Woman reveals how hair claw clip became lodged into her head

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    She then shared that her doctors closed up the wound by putting five staples in the back of her head. However, she said that they didn’t move her hair, so it got stapled “in the wound ...