Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal surgery depends mainly on the disease, anatomy and potential effects on wound healing, pain and postoperative complications.

Laparoscopic hernia repair is different from open surgery in the following ways: A laparoscopic repair requires several small incisions instead of a single larger cut. If hernias are on both sides, ...

The guidance was reaffirmed in NICE’s guidance titled ‘Medical Technology Guideline 43 PICO negative pressure wound dressings for closed surgical incisions’. NICE’s recommendation was ...

Keloids are scar tissue that forms due to a hyperactive wound-healing response triggered spontaneously or after an injury ...

Traditional bone surgeries typically demand a high degree of steady surgical experience, as well as force control and a clear view of the injured bones. Deep incisions and high radiation exposure ...

However, doctors may choose dissolvable stitches for deeper wounds or surgical incisions. To close a deeper wound, they may stitch together several layers of tissue with dissolvable stitches.

New research has found no evidence of a difference between recovery time and complications when comparing standard and keyhole surgical incisions ... Laparoscopic or open abdominal surgery with ...