[Prospective study of the MEDIZIP surgical zipper in relation to efficacy of skin closure, course of wound healing, and results of the healing process in surgical wounds].

A skin closing system formed like a zipper (MEDIZIP) was tested in a total of 75 operated patients. The handling, wound healing, and scar formation at two and six to eight weeks postoperatively were evaluated. The time required for closing of the skin was on average 2.3 min. The ease of handling during operation and wound inspections was rated very good to good in 88% and 86%, respectively. Cosmetically and therapeutically, the results of scar formation are of high quality. The comfort of the skin closure was evaluated by the patients as pleasant, the assessment of the scars was positive.