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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 to resect and/or connect parts of an organ (e.g. bowels, stomach or lungs). The use of staples over sutures reduces the local inflammatory response, width of the wound, and time it takes to close a defect.

  3. Scalp reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    Scalp reconstruction is a surgical procedure for people with scalp defects. Scalp defects may be partial or full thickness and can be congenital or acquired. Because not all layers of the scalp are elastic and the scalp has a convex shape, the use of primary closure is limited. Sometimes the easiest way of closing the wound may not be the ideal ...

  4. Heat shield - Wikipedia

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    Due to the large amounts of heat given off by internal combustion engines, [4] heat shields are used on most engines to protect components and bodywork from heat damage. As well as protection, effective heat shields can give a performance benefit by reducing engine bay temperatures, therefore reducing the temperature of the air entering the engine. [5]

  5. Scalping - Wikipedia

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    Karl Bodmer's 1844 aquatint Scalp Dance of the Minitarres depicts Siouan Hidatsa people in a scalp dance.. Scalping is the act of cutting or tearing a part of the human scalp, with hair attached, from the head, and generally occurred in warfare with the scalp being a trophy. [1]

  6. The hidden dangers of acrylic nails and why you might ... - AOL

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    Pay close attention to how strong and think your nails are. Extremely thin nails may not be the best for acrylics. 4. It might be hard to spot, but infection below the nail bed can become all too ...

  7. Management of hair loss - Wikipedia

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    The strip, two to three millimeters thick, is isolated and transplanted to the bald scalp. [54] After surgery, a bandage is worn for two days to protect the stitched strip during healing. A small strip scar remains after healing, which can be covered by scalp hair growing over the scar. [55]

  8. 13 Reasons for Scabs on Your Scalp and How to Treat Each ...

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    Camp says it can be a cause for scalp scabs, and it also causes “flaky, pink patches on the scalp, eyebrows, ears, around the nose, and beard area.” Other symptoms include itchiness, rash, and ...

  9. Exhaust heat management - Wikipedia

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    The key difference between a heat shield and insulating the pipe, through either wrapping or thermal coating, is the air gap that exists between the exhaust and the shield. More recently technology has become available to apply ceramic thermal barrier coatings onto flexible aluminium in order to increase the thermal insulatory properties.