Purpose of Review <p>The purpose of this review is to describe recent advances in dermal wound closure technologies available in the emergency department and to summarize their indications, advantages, limitations and clinical outcomes as compared to traditional wound closure methods.</p> Recent Findings <p>Recent technological advances in dermal wound closure devices can lead to improved wound closure rates, increased speed of healing, and improved scar cosmesis when compared to conventional closure methods. These techniques may provide clinicians with novel tools to treat patients in the acute care environment, including the potential for live biomonitoring, enhanced drug delivery to wounds, and improved means of addressing serious complications such as acute hemorrhage.</p> Summary <p>While recent breakthroughs in technologies used for skin laceration repair may offer improvements in healing speed, wound closure rates, scar cosmesis, and biomonitoring, there is still need for further investigation into the efficacy, cost effectiveness and indications for use of these methods in the acute care environment.</p>