Tissue adhesives and applications in plastic and reconstructive surgery

The search for the perfect surgical ''glue'' is ongoing. Throughout the cen turies, surgeons and scientists have sought an ideal sealant and adhesive: one that is safe, biologically compatible, effective, and affordable. A tis sue sealant with these attributes would have unlimited applications in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Simple wound closure, sealing of cavities, attachment of graft and flaps, and decreasing of bleeding, bru ising, and edema are problems that ail aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon s face every day in their practice.