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-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 urinary catheter is used to drain the bladder, and the skin of the abdomen is then cleaned with an antiseptic. [2] An incision of about 15 cm (6 inches) is then typically made through the mother's lower abdomen. [2] The uterus is then opened with a second incision and the baby delivered. [2] The incisions are then stitched closed. [2]
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
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.
Hair loss in the portions of the incision within the hair-bearing scalp can rarely occur. A distortion of the hairline—and facial hair in men—can result after a rhytidectomy. There is a high incidence of alopecia after rhytidectomy. [34] [35] The permanent hair loss is mostly seen at the incision site in the temporal areas. In men, the ...
Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.
Rather than a minimum 20 cm incision as in traditional (open) cholecystectomy, four incisions of 0.5–1.0 cm, or, beginning in the second decade of the 21st century, a single incision of 1.5–2.0 cm, [5] will be sufficient to perform a laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder. Since the gallbladder is similar to a small balloon that stores and ...
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