In a cesarean section, an incision made vertically along the uterus; this kind of incision makes a larger opening but also creates more bleeding, a greater chance of infection, and a weaker scar

lynch incision or lateral incision

A vertical incision is called a transverse or Pfannenstiel incision depending upon the procedure.

Most of the time the incision will be located inside the nose and will not be visible. The size of the incision is small.

This may hurt a bit; I'm going to make a small incision in the back of your hand.