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 for disposing proximate the tissue site , the manifold operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold ; 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 for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member is spaced from the second attachment member ; a sealed contracting member coupled to the first attachment member and the second attachment member 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 ; wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member . a reduced-pressure treatment subsystem comprising: a manifold for disposing proximate the tissue site , the manifold operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold ; and a manifold for disposing proximate the tissue site , the manifold operable to distribute reduced pressure and to receive fluids; a sealing member for placement on the patient's epidermis and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the manifold ; 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 for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member is spaced from the second attachment member ; a sealed contracting member coupled to the first attachment member and the second attachment member 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 ; wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member . a first attachment member for releasably attaching to a first portion of the patient's epidermis proximate an edge of the surface wound; and a second attachment member for releasably attaching to a second portion of the patient's epidermis proximate the edge of the surface wound, wherein the first attachment member is spaced from the second attachment member ; a sealed contracting member coupled to the first attachment member and the second attachment member 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 ; wherein a closing force is developed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member when the first reduced pressure is supplied to the sealed contracting member . <EOS>