This paper explores the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in patients and its relation to postoperative wound healing. Wound healing is a tightly regulated and complex mechanism that plays a key role in patient care and is of medical as well as of economic interest. There are many local and systemic factors that can alter wound healing. For this paper stress as a direct influence on wound healing was of special importance, because alterations in the physiological stress responses seem to be the connection between psychological and physical states. Many immune cells are sensitive to stress hormones via cell surface receptors. In the mechanisms of wound healing an elevation in cortisol levels results in a decrease in proinflammatory and other cytokines important during the healing process. The stress axes of the body therefore bridge the gap between emotional and physical states and give an explanation of underlying mechanisms. EI is a concept that has its origin in the early 20th century and is of importance for social and other life functions. Emotional awareness, expression and regulation are linked to many psychological and somatic diseases. Since modern medicine is supposed to work based on a biopsychosocial level the EI of patients should not be neglected when it comes to patient care. Improving one’s EI and especially learning the habitual use of reappraisal could be a significant tool in patient care and should therefore be considered regularly in patient management.