Butterfly Closure Strips, Waterproof Plasters, 36pack, Masterplast

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They’re used instead of stitches by medical professionals and can be applied at home under the right circumstances. For additional protection against infection, cover the affected area with a sterile or antiseptic dressing. Wart, verruca, and cold sore plasters often contain active ingredients like salicylic acid, which increases cell turnover to help speed up the lifecycle of the skin ailment.

If the cut is more serious and continues to bleed after applying pressure for 10 to 15 minutes, you'll need to get medical attention.If you have a small, shallow cut, you can apply a butterfly bandage to close it and protect it from the elements. It’s a good idea to learn some plaster application techniques, especially if you need to use your hands in the workplace. Read our article A Guide to Plaster Allergies: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention for more details about plaster allergies. Don’t pull too hard if it’s not lifting off easily, as this could rip off skin or open the cut again.

Butterfly plasters are available in most of our industrial plaster boxes as one of a range of different sizes and shapes. Wash and dry your hands before applying any dressing, and wear disposable surgical gloves if you have them.

Our fabric plasters will stay put for as long as you need them to, but it’s important to know when to change a plaster to allow a wound to heal properly.

Before you apply your bandage, rinse the cut with cool, running water to clean out any dirt or debris. Luba Lee, FNP-BC is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and educator in Tennessee with over a decade of clinical experience.

An open wound is an injury involving an external or internal break in your body tissue, usually involving the skin. Hydrogels and hydrocolloids are great examples of this type of plaster, containing ingredients which draw exudate out of a wound which helps to remove fluid and bacteria to give way to natural healing. Butterfly stitches, also known as Steri-Strips or butterfly bandages, are narrow adhesive bandages that are used instead of traditional stitches (sutures) to close small, shallow cuts.