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  2. Adhesive bandage - Wikipedia

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    A wound held closed with butterfly closures. Transdermal patches are adhesive bandages with the function to distribute medication through the skin, rather than protecting a wound. [6] Butterfly closures, also known as butterfly stitches, are generally thin adhesive strips which can be used to close small wounds. They are applied perpendicular ...

  3. Surgical tape - Wikipedia

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    Surgical tape or medical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape [1] used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound. These tapes usually have a hypoallergenic adhesive which is designed to hold firmly onto skin, dressing materials, and underlying layers of tape, but to remove easily without damaging ...

  4. Liquid bandage - Wikipedia

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    Liquid bandages are suitable for clean cuts that close easily and shallow small wounds, as it will help both sides of the wound to bond and produce a suture-like effect. Due to the drying of liquid wound dressing, it will form a nonelastic film on the wound and cannot absorb tissue fluid. If the wound area is too large, it will actually hinder ...

  5. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A dressing or compress [1] is a piece of material such as a pad applied to a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, as distinguished from a bandage, which is most often used to hold a dressing in place. Modern dressings are sterile.

  6. Hydrocolloid dressing - Wikipedia

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    A hydrocolloid dressing is biodegradable, [2] breathable, and depending on the dressing selected, may adhere to the skin, so no separate taping is needed. [ 3 ] The active surface of the dressing is coated with a cross-linked adhesive mass containing a dispersion of gelatin, pectin and carboxymethyl cellulose together with other polymers and ...

  7. Dermal adhesive - Wikipedia

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    A dermal adhesive (or skin glue) is a glue used to close wounds in the skin as an alternative to sutures, staples, or clips. Glued closure results in less scarring and is less prone to infection than sutured or stapled closure. There is also no residual closure to remove, so follow-up visits for removal are not required.

  8. Unna's boot - Wikipedia

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    The Unna’s Boot itself is a compression dressing, usually made of cotton, that contains zinc oxide paste. The zinc oxide paste in the Unna’s Boot helps ease skin irritation and keeps the area moist. The zinc promotes healing within wound sites, making it useful for burns and ulcers.

  9. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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    Wound closure strips are porous surgical tape strips which can be used to close small wounds. They are applied across the laceration in a manner which pulls the skin on either side of the wound together. Wound closure strips may be used instead of sutures (stitches) in some injuries, because they lessen scarring and are easier to care for.

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