Medical instrument being used to remove surgical clip from post-thyroidectomy how the instrument grips the clip.

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Photograph of patient's neck one week after thyroidectomy surgery. Surgical clips are being removed, showing how the instrument grips the clip and distorts it to allow it to easily be withdrawn from the skin.

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Size: 3648px × 2736px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © Ruth Nicholls / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

Keywords: clips, illness, incision, medical, neck, operation, procedure, recovery, surgery, throat, thyroid, treatment, wound