Open AccessCutaneous wound closure materials: An overview and update
Author(s) -
Luluah Al-Mubarak,
Mohammed Al-Haddab
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.123395
Subject(s) - medicine , wound closure , closure (psychology) , dermatology , surgery , wound healing , market economy , economics
On a daily basis, dermasurgeons are faced with different kinds of wounds that have to be closed. With a plethora of skin closure materials currently available, choosing a solution that combines excellent and rapid cosmetic results with practicality and cost-effectiveness can be difficult, if not tricky.