Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Undergoing Mohs micrographic surgery or wide local excision for skin cancer * Surgical defect suitable for linear repair * Surgical defect suitable for linear repair using standardized running epidermal sutures * Ability to provide informed consent * Ability to read at a 5th grade level or above, needed for survey administration Exclusion Criteria: * Requirement for flap, graft, geometric repair, or healing by second intention * Active infection or severe contamination at the surgical site prior to closure * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to cyanoacrylate adhesive, fast gut, Vicryl Rapide, or Prolene * Recurrent tumor at the surgical site * Prior radiation therapy to the surgical site * Current use of systemic antibiotics for an unrelated medical condition at the time of surgery * Concurrent participation in another interventional research study that could confound wound healing or infection outcomes * Inability to comply with study procedures or follow-up visits * Any condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, would interfere with safe participation or interpretation of study outcomes * Children * Fetuses * Neonates * Prisoners * Adults lacking capacity to consent or adults with diminished or fluctuating capacity to consent * Non-English speakers * Individuals unable to read * Employees of the researcher