Has anyone tried liquid bandaids?

[gopunk]

http://www.bandaid.com/liquid_bandage.html

why couldn't they have something like this when i was young and getting scraped up? now my skin is old and leathery, i have no use for it!

 

[bacillus]

<< now my skin is old and leathery >>


:Q

 

[ohtwell]

I haven't tried them out yet but I want to.





: ) Amanda

 

[ThaGrandCow]

I've seen the commercials for these. I keep planning on picking up a bottle for when I'm drunk and decide to go bushwacking in the thornbushes with no shoes or socks, and just shorts and an undershirt on <cringes> <looks at torn up feet>

 

[Kelvrick]

I would just like to say one thing. WTF?!

 

[joohang]

Interesting.

 

[yakko]

I have not tried them yet.

 

[cherrytwist]

<< Q. How does LIQUID BANDAGE differ from Ethicon's product, DERMABOND* Topical Skin Adhesive?

A. BAND-AID® Brand LIQUID BANDAGE is an over-the-counter product while DERMABOND is not. BAND-AID® Brand LIQUID BANDAGE should NOT be used in place of stitches!!! DERMABOND is a medical glue for the skin that doctors can use in place of stitches or staples to close wounds and incisions. It is spread on top of the wound while your doctor holds the skin edges together. Only your doctor can apply DERMABOND. DERMABOND has very high tensile strength. It dries to form a strong, flexible bond and protective covering for the cut. Once it is stuck it stays stuck. BAND-AID® Brand LIQUID BANDAGE, on the other hand, is a cyanoacrylate film with lower tensile strength. If you place the material between your thumb and finger and hold it for 2 minutes you will still be able to pull your fingers apart. This is not possible with DERMABOND. For cuts requiring stitches, ask your doctor about DERMABOND or visit www.dermabond.com.

>>



That dermabond stuff must be what they used on me when I had open heart surgery a couple of years ago.

Cool stuff, it's distributed in a gun (much like caulk or glue).

 

[WarCon]

I have a friend that comes over and uses my superglue when he has bad cuts........

Probably bad for him, but it works great at closing the wound.

I use to use something like the bandaid stuff when I use to bowl (20 years ago), I would hope that it is better now. That old stuff burned like heck.

 

[Nefrodite]

this is new? i've used bottles of that "new skin" stuff for years now. maybe they got bought by bandaid works good burns a bit but thats good, anteseptic, u don't want to trap bad stuff.

closed to cuts on my hand from a stupid cheap pc case once i still have scars from those damned slices.. heh

 

[BillGates]

I raided a nurse's office once at my old job after crashing on my motorcycle - I was tired of my oozing road rash rubbing on my pants, which made it extremely painful to walk.

I found some spray on stuff called "Second Skin" similar to this product and coated the areas with the stuff - I can honestly say I have never felt more intense pain in my entire life - I broke out into sweats and almost passed out the pain and stinging was so intense.... and I somehow stuck with it and covered all 4 areas on my knees, elbow, and hip...

Turns out that might not have been a good idea as when it finally dried, it worked a little too well. The wounds were unable to get any air and were totally sealed off for about 2 weeks before the crap finally started to wear off and disolve..... Before that my wounds turned into infected little "balloons" that had to be drained all the time and there was nothing I could do to fix it but wait for the crap to wear off.

Lesson learned, let your stuff heal naturally and scab up, chemicals are a bad idea.

 

[zimmie6576]

How do you get it off (like changing the bandage)? I thought that wounds were supposed to be able to "breathe", that's why band-aid strips have holes in them.

 

[Fausto]

<< I have a friend that comes over and uses my superglue when he has bad cuts........

Probably bad for him, but it works great at closing the wound. >>


Actually, it's not bad for you at all. "Surgical glue" is just superglue with a little blue dye added to make it easier for the surgeon to see where he's putting it. We used it all the time at the vet I worked at years ago. Burns like hell when you put it on, but does a great job keeping cuts closed.

Fausto

 

[Ameesh]

<< I raided a nurse's office once at my old job after crashing on my motorcycle - I was tired of my oozing road rash rubbing on my pants, which made it extremely painful to walk.

I found some spray on stuff called "Second Skin" similar to this product and coated the areas with the stuff - I can honestly say I have never felt more intense pain in my entire life - I broke out into sweats and almost passed out the pain and stinging was so intense.... and I somehow stuck with it and covered all 4 areas on my knees, elbow, and hip...

Turns out that might not have been a good idea as when it finally dried, it worked a little too well. The wounds were unable to get any air and were totally sealed off for about 2 weeks before the crap finally started to wear off and disolve..... Before that my wounds turned into infected little "balloons" that had to be drained all the time and there was nothing I could do to fix it but wait for the crap to wear off.

Lesson learned, let your stuff heal naturally and scab up, chemicals are a bad idea. >>




lol i think the moral of the story is: your not a doctor or a smart person cause if you were you would have cleaned your wounds before applying something like that on to avoid infection.

 

[Fausto]

Actually, the moral of that story is to always wear your leathers when you're on the bike. I'll take being sweaty over having road rash any day of the week.

 

[BillGates]

I did clean them and had them bandaged and everything with neosporin... I had a security job where I had to wear pants and the pants would rub and it was driving me nuts. After a while I figure a little "Second skin" as it said might provide a little better abrasion resistance (at this point I was desperate) - I guess the stuff worked a little too well ;(

 

[BillGates]

The moral of the story is that space age healing techniques are not here yet - stick to pain and oozing and bandages - if you seal it like a ziploc you will be sorry.

 

[Farmall]

Just get a tube of super glue it works really well. I have used it for years on minor cuts to stop the bleeding, it works way better than regular bandaids do. If you have to get the area wet for what ever reason the glue doesn't fall off like the bands do.

 

[murphy55d]

Yeah I've used that NewSkin stuff too. Hate regular bandaids...while it does sting, it's a lot better than using normal ones.

 

[ElFenix]

<< a cyanoacrylate film with lower tensile strength >>

watered down superglue.