A wound closure including a wound bridging portion that has sufficient
dimensional stability to hold the wound edges in proper alignment, even
in the face of substantial stretching of the wound closure as a whole, is
disclosed. The wound closure is dimensionally stable directly over the
wound. The remainder of the wound closure is preferably substantially
more extensible and elastic than the wound bridging portion to improve
conformability and adhesion of the wound closure to the patient. The
wound closures may include opposing end portions of unequal lengths
yielding an asymmetric shape that facilitates close placement of the
wound closures along a wound.