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.

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Incision and drainage is a minor surgical ... your healthcare provider will give you post-surgery wound care instructions to ensure proper healing. This typically involves keeping the area clean ...

Incisional hernias are caused due to stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery and occurs due ... but any full thickness abdominal incision can leave a weakness and make that area prone ...

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Today, routine wounds are <3 mm long, and 1 mm wounds are on the horizon. The evolution of smaller surgical incisions was matched by the development of new lens implants created out of different ...

Traditional cataract surgery was performed through an incision around 12 mm or 0.5 inch ... for weeks with sandbags around the neck so the wound could slowly heal. Later, when sutures were used ...