Comparative histological analysis among repair of skin wounds treated by suture with nylon and the adhesive octyl-2-cyanoacrylate in rats

Abstract

Introduction: The suture of surgical wounds is conceited as the body of maneuver to aim the closure of separa- ted tissues or separated during surgical acts of incision or disruption, allowing its closure in a way to have a correct heal, and at the same time, intending the sear- ch of esthetic harmony of incised tissues. The objec- tive in this paper is to histologically evaluate wounds treated with Mononylon 4-0 and octyl-2-cyanoacrylate. Methods: For its development, we used seven Wistar lineage rats, and in each back, were made two surgical wounds, one treated by suture with Mononylon 4-0 and the other with the adhesive Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate. The samples were then collected in 24h, 48h, 72h and 7 postoperative days. Results and Conclusion: it can be observed that Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate showed wound healing similar to that with Mononylon 4-0, but this last one needed less time to close the wound, with easiness in the approach of the borders.