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Placing an Activ Flex by Band-Aid on a skin cut seems to act as a true temporary replacement "second skin", and the cut heals far more rapidly then a regular ba
by IncRnd 9y ago
Placing an Activ Flex by Band-Aid on a skin cut seems to act as a true temporary replacement "second skin", and the cut heals far more rapidly then a regular band-aid. It heals in a similar time-scale as this article says is regular for the mouth.
I'm sure there are other brands or technologies that act similarly, but once I found this particular type of bandage I never had the thought of using anything else.
- refurb 9y agoWhile true, the reason covered skin wounds heal faster is often due to the cover stops the drying out of the wound which slows healing.
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- IncRnd 9y agoThank you. Though, I wasn't implying these bandages have spit in them.
- jschwartzi 9y agoA Tegaderm has a similar effect on small scrapes and burns. It seals in a lot of the moisture while still allowing you to sweat through it. I still irrigate the wound thoroughly before bandaging, but it's nice not having to change dressings while the wound is healing. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/Nexcare-Tegaderm-Waterproof-Transparent-Dressing/?N=5002385+3294631802&rt=rud https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/Nex...
- IncRnd 9y agoThat's good to know. Thanks! While not an expert on this particular science, I noticed that the look of the applied bandages is entirely different. The BA bandage puffs up with moisture, while the Tegaderm visually seems as if it only creates a seal.
- jschwartzi 9y agoThat's true. The tegaderm doesn't wick or remove moisture. It simply provides a barrier while the wound is healing.