skin care

The word wound is described as any tissue that has been damaged by surgical or traumatic means. Surgical wounds are an incision is an intentional cut through intact tissue for the purpose of exposing underlying structures. Wounds include deep and superficial structures. Closure of a surgical wound or other wound is performed after necessary hemostasis has been achieved. Methods of wound closure include sutures, staples, clips, tapes, and glues. Suture materials are used to approximate tissues (bring tissue edges together by suture or other means) while healing takes place and to ligate (tie) blood vessels or tubal structures. If the material is tied to occlude the lumen, it is called a ligature. In surgery, suture can refer to a length of suturing thread or a suture thread and needle combination. Packages of suture material are simply called “sutures.” Suture material is made from synthesized chemicals, animal protein, metal, and natural fibers. SUTURE Sutures, commonly called sti...