The Use of Octyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (Dermabond™) Tissue Adhesive for Skin Closure in Head and Neck Surgery

Abstract

formation is a common complication of breast and axillary surgery which occurs despite the early use of wound drains. Traditional methods of seroma drainage involve multiple aspirations of 60-ml aliquots dispensed into an adjacent kidney bowl. Detachment of syringe from needle is a potential source of infection and the open expression of syringe contents generates an aerosol of hazardous body fluids.