# NORMAL WOUND HEALING IN SKIN NORMAL WOUND HEALING IN SKIN Classically , wound healing has been arbitrarily described in three overlapping but distinct stages, including inflammation, proliferation and remodelling ( Figure 3.1 ). An additional stage, haemostasis, is often described as the immediate phase occurring before inflammation. NORMAL WOUND HEALING IN SKIN Classically , wound healing has been arbitrarily described in three overlapping but distinct stages, including inflammation, proliferation and remodelling ( Figure 3.1 ). An additional stage, haemostasis, is often described as the immediate phase occurring before inflammation. NORMAL WOUND HEALING IN SKIN Classically , wound healing has been arbitrarily described in three overlapping but distinct stages, including inflammation, proliferation and remodelling ( Figure 3.1 ). An additional stage, haemostasis, is often described as the immediate phase occurring before inflammation.