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Superglue was originally developed as a surgical cement or adhesive, and variants of it are still used this way in internal surgery. Unfortunately, the bond it creates on the eipdermis is too brittle to perform effectively as sutures or staples. Bear in mind that once a sutured wound on the surface breaks open, you can't re-suture it. So the sanctity of that bond is really quite important.

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