HISTOACRYL: A Study of Its Efficacy in Final Scar Formation

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: Younger than 21 * Gender: Females only. Given the nature of the procedures, as well as our clinical experience, we cannot anticipate recruiting enough male patients to be able to evaluate them as a subgroup. Since there may be differences in distributions of measures, to keep the groups more homogeneous we plan to recruit only females from the outset. Having either: * Reduction Mammoplasty or mastopexy patients: * Patients who present to the plastic surgery clinic and are scheduled for breast procedures will be recruited and consented by a clinical studies co-ordinator. * This will include patients undergoing a standard Wise pattern reduction mammoplasty (reduction and lift) or a standard Wise pattern mastopexy (lift only). See exclusion criteria below. * Abdominoplasty or panniculectomy patients: * Patients who present to the plastic surgery clinic and are scheduled for abdominal procedures will be recruited and consented by a clinical studies coordinator. See exclusion criteria below. Exclusion Criteria: * Though women of childbearing age will be allowed to participate in this study, no pregnant patients will be enrolled. * Patients with any factors that may have an adverse effect on wound healing: * previous hypertrophic scars or keloid * known vitamin C deficiency * known zinc deficiency * smoking * steroid use * known connective tissue disorder * hypoalbuminemia * any factor not listed that the attending consultant seeing the patient feels would adversely effect wound healing. * Patients who have a known sensitivity to adhesives