A Novel Skin Closure Technique for the Management of Lacerations in Thin-Skinned Individuals

Kenneth Joyce; Shirley Potter

doi:10.7759/cureus.10702

A Novel Skin Closure Technique for the Management of Lacerations in Thin-Skinned Individuals

Cureus. 2020 Sep 29;12(9):e10702. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10702.

Authors

Kenneth Joyce¹, Shirley Potter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, IRL.
² Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, IRL.

Abstract

Suturing thin, fragile skin, particularly in elderly patients, is often problematic and presents a challenge to many clinicians. We describe a novel technique that re-enforces the edges of such thin fragile skin, with the use of topical skin adhesive, 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (Dermabond™; Ethicon, Somerville, NJ). This allows secure suture placement and application of tension to facilitate wound closure.

Keywords: surgical glue; wound therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports