A spring clip and applier in which the skin clip is formed of a bail portion and consecutive outwardly and inwardly extending arm portions and the applier is formed with jaws mounted for movement in the direction towards and away from each other with recesses in the adjacent inner faces of the jaws dimensioned to receive a single clip therein and means for dispensing the foremost clip in a stack of clips from the applier into the recessed portions of the jaws.