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Incision and drainage (I&D), also known as clinical lancing, are minor surgical procedures to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as from an abscess
Incision may refer to: Cutting, the separation of an object, into two or more portions, through the application of an acutely directed force; A type of open wound caused by a clean, sharp-edged object such as a knife, razor, or glass splinter; Surgical incision, a cut made through the skin and soft tissue to facilitate an operation or procedure
-otomy or -tomy : surgical incision (see List of -otomies)-pexy : to fix or secure-plasty : to modify or reshape (sometimes entails replacement with a prosthesis), from the Ancient Greek πλάστος, plástos, meaning "molded".-rrhaphy : to strengthen, usually with suture
A surgical incision is a cut made through the skin and soft tissue to facilitate an operation or procedure.Often, multiple incisions are possible for an operation. In general, a surgical incision is made as small and unobtrusive as possible to facilitate safe and timely operating conditions and recovery.
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To remove the coccyx, an incision is made from the tip of the coccyx to its joint with the sacrum. The coccyx is cut away from the surrounding tissues, cut off at the joint with the sacrum, and removed. If the tip of the sacrum is rough, it is filed down. The wound is closed in layers. [2] [3]
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