A Surgical Incision Parallel to the Lines of Cleavage

question 47

Multiple Choice

A surgical incision parallel to the lines of cleavage

• A) closes and heals with relatively little scarring.
• B) has a tendency to reopen.
• C) heals slower than incisions made perpendicular to the lines of cleavage.
• D) does not affect the healing process.
• E) requires no sutures.

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