When closing a wound it is important to remember that wound edges swell with inflammation, and weaken in the first few days post-surgery. Because the wound edges swell, over-tight sutures will cut off the tissue blood supply during this period and poorly spaced sutures (incorrect distance from the wound edge) will cut into tissues and may tear through them
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Updated on 12th May 2020