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  2. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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    Where skin staples are used to seal a skin wound it will be necessary to remove the staples after an appropriate healing period, usually between 5 and 10 days, depending on the location of the wound and other factors. The skin staple remover is a small manual device which consists of a shoe or plate that is sufficiently narrow and thin to ...

  3. Scarification - Wikipedia

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    Most of the ink remains in the skin as the cut heals. This was how tattoos were initially done before the use of needles to inject ink. [17] Skin removal/skinning Skin removal allows for larger markings than simple cutting. The skin is raised with a hook and removed with a razor blade.

  4. Abrasion (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Abrasions on elbow and lower arm. The elbow wound will produce a permanent scar. A first-degree abrasion involves only epidermal injury. A second-degree abrasion involves the epidermis as well as the dermis and may bleed slightly. A third-degree abrasion involves damage to the subcutaneous layer and the skin and is often called an avulsion.

  5. How to identify and remove a skin tag - AOL

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    For one, "that skin tag has a blood vessel within it, so if you remove it, it can bleed," Davis says. And the bigger or wider the stalk of the skin tag, the more likely it is to bleed a lot.

  6. Debridement - Wikipedia

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    In podiatry, practitioners such as chiropodists, podiatrists and foot health practitioners remove conditions such as calluses and verrucas. Debridement is an important part of the healing process for burns and other serious wounds; it is also used for treating some kinds of snake and spider bites.

  7. Why You Should Never Try to Remove a Skin Tag at Home - AOL

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    There are a few minimally uncomfortable ways to safely remove a skin tag. Shaving : “Shaving a skin tag involves using a blade or a scalpel,” says Dr. Penzi. First the skin is numbed and then ...

  8. How to Remove a Tick Head From Your Skin—the Right Way - AOL

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    You’ve probably heard that it’s crucial to remove the tick head if it stays in your skin, but Dr. Adalja says you shouldn’t panic. “If part of the body breaks off when you pull it off, it ...

  9. Penetrating trauma - Wikipedia

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    Penetrating trauma is an open wound injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating a deep but relatively narrow entry wound.In contrast, a blunt or non-penetrating trauma may have some deep damage, but the overlying skin is not necessarily broken and the wound is still closed to the outside environment.