“Reply - preventing the cheese-wire effect by combining steri-strips” and sutures for the management of lacerations in thin-skinned individuals. january 2017 volume 70, issue 1, pages 134-136.”

We read with interest the experimental results attaining to the technical tip of using the Steri-Strip/Suture combination. This method is indeed a useful technique in helping prevention of the cheese-wiring seen in frail skinned individuals although the application of this can be sometimes difficult, particularly if the wound is moist. The application of Steri-Strips can be quite problematic in the actively, or prone to, bleeding wound and in this instance, we would advocate the simple adjunct of using tincture of benzoin as a topical adhesive agent.