• Methods of Use The present disclosure also relates to methods for closing a laceration or incision using a device of the type described above. Such methods include the steps of applying the anchoring member of a first and second component on opposing sides of a laceration or incision to be closed. The laceration is then closed by the user either by pushing the edges of the laceration together by manipulating the skin in the area of the adhesive-backed anchoring members, by pulling the laceration closed using lateral translation elements, or by some combination thereof. Once the laceration is closed, the position of the first and second component relative to each other is fixed by attaching the elongated connectors to the adhesive-backed anchoring members. The subject disclosure relates to improvements and modifications in polymeric films that comprise the adhesive-backed anchoring members of the two-component medical devices. More particularly, instances of the present disclosure include a first and second adhesive- backed anchoring member characterized by the presence of one or more discontinuities in the polymeric film allowing for the release of sweat from beneath the first and second adhesive- backed anchoring members. The use of an inherently breathable polymeric film (i.e., a polymeric film, that without any mechanical manipulation, allows for the exchange of air with the skin beneath the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members) for the production of the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members does not allow for the release of sweat. Certain mechanical manipulation of an inherently breathable polymeric film that does not allow for the release of sweat will permit sweat to pass from the skin beneath the wound closure device. The same can be said for mechanical manipulation of a polymeric film that is not inherently breathable. The introduction of discontinuities that do allow for the release of sweat from beneath the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members addresses the problem of adhesion loss. There is variability in the size, number and distribution of active sweat glands in humans. For example, according to one expert estimate, the palm of the hand has about 370 sweat glands per cm$^{2}$. By comparison, the back of the hand has about 200; the forehead has about 175; the breast, abdomen and forearm have about 155; and the leg and back have about 60-80 (all expressed in sweat glands per cm $^{2}$). Given this sweat gland distribution pattern, one skilled in the art will recognize that discontinuities should be introduced broadly, across the area of the