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The Role Of Adhesives In Dermatologic Surgery: Tips, Tricks And Review, Adam Chahine, Stefanie Lynn Altmann, Mariam Salman, Karthik Krishnamurthy
The Role Of Adhesives In Dermatologic Surgery: Tips, Tricks And Review, Adam Chahine, Stefanie Lynn Altmann, Mariam Salman, Karthik Krishnamurthy
Dermatology
Background: The utilization of tissue adhesives for wound closure has historically been well established in the emergency department setting. More recently, it has been adopted by dermatologists and other surgical specialties as an alternative or adjunct to more traditional bilayered wound closures.
Purpose: This serves as a comprehensive review of the available scientific literature on the utilization of tissue adhesives compared to traditional bilayered closures. We discuss benefits, drawbacks, as well as novel surgical techniques, as applicable to dermatologic surgery.
Methods: A literature review was performed using Pubmed and MEDLINE for relevant articles related to the use of adhesives and …