title: A skin model for wound closure tuition.
abstract: An easy to make skin model has been developed using commonly available materials. It allows simple wound closure to be practised safely on a medium which attempts to simulate the properties of soft tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St James's Hospital, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Southern
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Browning
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques