The wound edges are held in apposition with the fingers of the nondominant hand, and adhesive is applied evenly across the entire wound, including a margin of at least 5 to 10 mm on either side of the wound. The left-lower panel depicts incorrect placement of adhesive into the wound, which should be avoided.
Reproduced with permission from: Hollander JE. Use of tissue adhesives in laceration repair. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, 2nd edition, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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