Keywords: active dressings; antibacterial-coated sutures; barbed sutures; changing incisional dressings; conventional suture; incisional dressing; interactive dressings; noninvasive skin adhesives; passive dressings; persistent wound drainage; postoperative surgical incision management; staples; surgical suction drains; topical incisional sealants; vacuum-assisted incisional dressing; wound closure; wound dressing.