- Heat is applied to promote vasodilation, which reduces pain caused by inflammation.
- A sutured surgical incision is an example of healing by first intention (healing directly, without granulation).
- Healing by secondary intention (healing by granulation) is closure of the wound when granulation tissue fills the defect and allows reepithelialization to occur, beginning at the wound edges and continuing to the center, until the entire wound is covered.
- A sutured surgical incision is an example of healing by first intention (healing directly, without granulation).
- Healing by secondary intention (healing by granulation) is closure of the wound when granulation tissue fills the defect and allows reepithelialization to occur, beginning at the wound edges and continuing to the center, until the entire wound is covered.