A surgical wound closure device including a substrate having a proximal surface and a distal surface a drape having a proximal surface and a distal surface, and being disposed proximally to said substrate and an adhesive layer having a proximal surface and a distal surface said drape being disposed releasably adherently to said distal surface of said adhesive layer. Also provided is a surgical procedure including the steps of providing a surgical wound closure device positioning the proximal surface of said adhesive layer on a patient separating said substrate from said drape and adhesive layer to expose said distal surface of said drape making a surgical incision through said drape performing a surgical procedure removing said drape from said adhesive layer to expose said distal surface of said adhesive layer aligning said substrate and said adhesive layer and adhering said proximal surface of said substrate to said adhesive layer.
