Trick of the Trade: Steristrip-suture combo for thin skin lacerations
Lacerations of elderly patients or chronic corticosteroid users can be a challenge because they often have very thin skin. Sutures can tear through the fragile skin. Tissue adhesives may not adequately close the typically irregularly-edged laceration.
How do you repair these lacerations?
Do you just slap a band-aid on it?