title: Wound dressings for dermatologic surgery.
abstract: Cutaneous surgery requires more than technical skill. A thorough understanding of instrumentation, suture material, sterile technic, and wound dressings is also imperative. This article will organize, primarily by pictorial essay, the often-neglected subject of surgical dressings. The principals and theory of dressings, the materials available to construct them, and the specific technics for tailoring them to difficult anatomic sites will be presented.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D003101:Collodion; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D009824:Ointments; D014014:Tissue Adhesives
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D003101:Collodion