[0:00]When you get stitches, a doctor threads a needle through your wound and pulls it tight to close the skin.
[0:07]As the stitches hold the edges together, the wound becomes inflamed as new cells begin to repair the tissue.
[0:15]Afterwards, connective tissues and collagens start to create skin.
[0:19]Then blood vessels form to nourish these developing tissues, filling in the area.
[0:25]And over a few weeks, the wound will have healed together and the stitches are removed.



