An uncomplicated clean cut  - heals with minimum scarring with primary intention, when the edges are approximated.

            Large scar in large cut due to healing by secondary intention

 

  • Red and swollen                          - 12 hours

  • Edges glued by lymph                  - 36 hours

  • strongly adhered                         - 3 days

  • Healed with thin red-brown scar  -  7 days

  • Completely healed                      - 3-4 weeks