The doctor will wear sterile gloves and put in the stitches to bring the wound edges together.

If the wound is very deep, skin appendages may also be ruined and migration can only occur from wound edges.

As the actin in myofibroblasts contracts, the wound edges are pulled together.

When wound edges are brought together so that they are adjacent to each other (re-approximated)

"There's some kind of fiber adhering to the wound edge."

A cut over a joint may take a long time to heal because of the movement of the wound edges.

Leeches were attached to the wound edges to reduce the swelling.

The fibroblasts are then converted to fibres which, when they contract, draw the wound edges together.

It everts skin well and spreads tension along the wound edge.

Up to 2/3 of the ear flap may be removed in a cropping operation, and the wound edges are closed with stitches.