A Comparative Study Between Conventional Sutures, Staples, and Adhesive Glue for Clean Elective Surgical Skin Closure

Abstract

As long as medicine has subsisted, wound closure has existed. When assessing a surgical wound, physicians are more than ever confronted with various sutures and other closure materials. The surgeon must choose the most appropriate material for that specific closure because not one substance is perfect in all circumstances. The history of suturing wounds is intertwined with the history of surgery. Wound suturing is a critical component of wound therapy, including suturing materials and techniques.Suturing has been practiced for thousands of years. Although suture materials and techniques have changed, the goals like closing dead space, supporting and strengthening wounds until healing increases their tensile strength, approximating skin edges for an aesthetically pleasing and functional result, and reducing the risk of bleeding and infection remain the same.Traditional skin closure with sutures requires time and effort, creates an unsightly scar, and requires infection removal. In this modern era, patients find it appealing when the operated location has a decent cosmetic appearance. The quicker, more comfortable, and most aesthetically pleasing method of skin closure is what surgeons are searching for. Assessing whether newer methods are superior to sutures and staples is necessary. Better cosmesis, flexibility, water resistance, painless sealed skin closure, and ease of application are all advantages of 2-octyl cyanoacrylate. This article aims to provide an overview of the critical characteristics of traditional sutures, common suture materials, sticky glue, and staples, as well as additional closure materials.

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