ProAdvantage Sterile Butterfly Closure Bandages, Medium, Latex-Free, 100/bx

These butterfly bandages came I handy a couple of days after I received the shipment. They work just as I'd hoped they would. I just hope I (or anyone in my family) don't need to use these too frequently because I don't like anyone to get cut! Stay safe everyone!

I am pleased w these. I’ve used just a couple but the adhesive was good quality and held both edges when pulling a cut together

They worked exactly like I expected. Easy to put on and held very well - even on a thumb. Great value as well. This is the type of product that everyone should have on hand because when you need them, you need them now. Buy these and keep them in your first aid kit at home and in the car. You won’t be disappointed.

These are larger butterfly bandages. They’re approx. 2X’s size of the typical butterfly bandage you might be more familiar wIth. Each one is individually wrapped & sterile until you open & use. Shipment arrived quickly & it was packed fine. I kinda wish I didn’t order this one in particular mainly because there’s so many in there! I can’t remember if it was 100 or what. I know it’s in the description & they were all in there as described, but for me personally it was way to many since I only bought them to help my surgical incision close nicely where I had to have stitches & a penrose drain in my neck after neck dissection surgery. Unfortunately these really didn’t help w/ my needs because I had a lot of drainage (Infection was draining out) and these do not stick very well when you have any kind of moisture/drainage. *** Also, it’s not recommended to use these on infected wound because it Just traps the bacteria inside. After my incision stopped draining & was no longer infected, I put a little Neosporin on there and decided to give these butterflies another go since I still wasn’t happy w/my incision(appeared wider towards end where drain had been) unfortunately they still didn’t adhere well (probably b/c the Neosporin) I reinforced them w/ a larger bandage so they would stay put. I did this for several days. It’s hard to tell if it helped that much b/c I was also using steri strips at the time. Overall I’m glad I bought these b/c I think they will work ok w/ smaller (non-gaping) clean abrasions. Also, I’m a school nurse (On a very limited income) so it helps a ton to find stuff that doesn’t cost much that I can use at my school clinic. We have very limited resources & basically no funds. Schools are broke & they definitely don’t provide us w/ stuff like this. I often have to use my own money for supplies & I have 2 schools & take care of approx. 1600 kids not to mention staff every day, so as you could imagine finding Cheap/discounted supplies is very important to me!

Works like they should!!

As a parent of four young children, I purchased these at the outbreak of COVID-19 knowing that going to the ER/urgent care may not be a great option. Lo-and-behold, two weeks later my 4 year old got a nasty gash on the back of his head. It was borderline stitches territory, but my wife and I cleaned it up with some peroxide and made sure he didn't have any other symptoms of concussion or fracture and then decided to use the butterfly bandages. It took only one to pull together the centimeter-long cut. I carefully shaved his head in the area so the bandages would stick, but they still struggled a bit, so we used some medical tape at the ends to keep it in place and checked it regularly to make sure it wasn't slipping and replaced it once or twice a day depending on how well it was holding. I don't think that would be an issue for cuts anywhere else on the body. We used some prescription-strength topical antibiotic ointment that we had on hand from another situation and I applied a bandaid to cover the injury. So far the cut has stayed together quite well and there is no sign of infection, and this is day three. There might be a scar, but stitches usually leave nasty scars anyway. I'm really glad we had these on hand! They saved us hours of waiting in the ER and risk of exposure to COVID-19 and they work.

I needed to use a couple of these right after I purchased them for my first aid kit. Wife cut off the better part of a fingertip, we were camping, at least an hour from a medical facility. So I sutured her up. A short month later she's right as rain, the finger looks fully healed. This is an essential for your first aid kit! Essentially, these do the work of sutures (stitches) without needing to penetrate the skin multiple times like with stitches. People who wouldn't have the slightest idea how to tie a stitch can apply a butterfly suture, my Mom used them on me more than once when I was young. Always follow up with a medical professional! And, do not use butterfly sutures on a puncture wound or animal bite.

I think these are a pretty poor substitute for more established brands. Amazon appears to ship this exclusively in a soft plastic envelope, as I'm not the only reviewer who received a smashed package. However, packaging/presentation only makes up 5% of my overall product rating. It's what's on the inside that counts. First off, know these are tiny. I placed one next to a tube to Blistex for comparison. Size isn't that big of an issue to me though, it was disclosed up front. By far, my biggest complaint is with the quality of the adhesive. It's just not that strong. It's almost like the kind you'll find on those bandages made for kids and old people, they peel off super easy. On a butterfly closure, you want something that really grips, and these just don't Would not buy again. ***My Rating Criteria*** Build Quality(47.5%) - 3.0 Stars Efficacy(47.5%) - 3.0 Stars Post-Sale Support(0.0%) - n/a Packaging/Presentation(5.0%) - 2.0 Stars WEIGHTED AVERAGE(100.0%) - 2.95 STARS