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

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, Some...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Joyce, Kenneth, Potter, Shirley
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7594668/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33133867
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10702
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