How does a skin stapler work?
A skin stapler is often used by those in the medical field to close up wounds that were clean cuts or incisions that need to be sealed. Skin staplers are often opted for to avoid stitches in people who may be more sensitive to them after the procedure or for people who will be up and active relatively soon after the procedure.BenefitsSkin staplers work best on the skin that has a clean incision. This is often used for people who are coming out of an operation.Stitches vs. StaplerStapler works with the same method as stitches. They work by tightly closing the skin and allowing the skin tissue to heal together. Stitches often take longer to heal because they are often pulled upon. The skin stapler has a tighter grip on the skin and allows the tissue to heal together even though there may be movement and pulling on the skin.ProcedureDoctors will pinch the skin around the cut to bring together each side of the opening. As they pinch the skin together, they will go ahead and form the staple