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Articles by Giselle Hosgood, DVM, BVSc, MS, PhD, FACVSc, DACVS

Giselle Hosgood, DVM, BVSc, MS, PhD, FACVSc, DACVS Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Practical Matters: Find the direction of skin tension when making skin incisions May 1, 2004 By: Giselle Hosgood, DVM, BVSc, MS, PhD, FACVSc, DACVS When making skin incisions or excising masses or wounds, always orient the long axis of the incision or ellipse along the line of skin tension.

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