A reduced-pressure, wound-closure and treatment system for providing a closing force to a surface wound on a patient and for delivering reduced pressure to a tissue site, the reduced-pressure, wound-closure and treatment system comprising: a reduced-pressure treatment subsystem comprising: a manifold (118, 518) for disposing proximate the tissue site, the manifold (118, 518) operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member (132, 532) for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold (118, 518); and a treatment, reduced-pressure source operable to deliver a second reduced pressure to the manifold; and a wound-closing subsystem characterised by: a first attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member (172, 302) is spaced from the second attachment member (172, 302); a sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588) coupled to the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) and operable to contract under to reduced pressure; and a closing, reduced-pressure source operable to deliver a first reduced pressure to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588); wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588). a reduced-pressure treatment subsystem comprising: a manifold (118, 518) for disposing proximate the tissue site, the manifold (118, 518) operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member (132, 532) for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold (118, 518); and a manifold (118, 518) for disposing proximate the tissue site, the manifold (118, 518) operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member (132, 532) for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold (118, 518); and a treatment, reduced-pressure source operable to deliver a second reduced pressure to the manifold; and a wound-closing subsystem characterised by: a first attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member (172, 302) is spaced from the second attachment member (172, 302); a sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588) coupled to the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) and operable to contract under to reduced pressure; and a closing, reduced-pressure source operable to deliver a first reduced pressure to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588); wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588). a first attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member (172, 302) for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member (172, 302) is spaced from the second attachment member (172, 302); a sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588) coupled to the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) and operable to contract under to reduced pressure; and a closing, reduced-pressure source operable to deliver a first reduced pressure to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588); wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member (172, 302) and the second attachment member (172, 302) when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member (188, 316, 588).