Adhesive Island Dressing 2x3 in, Pack of 50 Sterile Bordered Wound Dressings, Highly Absorbent, Non-Stick, Latex-Free (2'' x 3.15'')

These are as good as the Island surgical bandages my surgeon used. They provide great coverage, protect the wound while allowing air to circulate to aid in healing. There are 50 individual bandages in the box of 2" X 3 3/4 size bandages. The size is just right for a MOHs skin cancer surgery on my shin. They are so much nicer than OTC bandages, which were not quite large enough to cover a small surgical wound and either did not stick well or were painful to remove. Removing them is nearly painless, yet they stick well around the wound. So happy I found these on Amazon. They were delivered by Amazon quickly and arrived in pristine condition.

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I'm pretty impressed with these bandages. Let me explain why: My husband has probably had at least 10 MOHs surgeries with varying degrees of depth and area and some different "closures." Some of them have been in "easy" places like the top of his head or his nose (not pretty, but pretty easy for wound care purposes - usually sutured). Some are in hard-to-reach places like in the crease behind the ear, requiring some creativity for prolonged wound care. If you don't know about this, it can take up to 10 weeks or more for a cauterized wound to heal, requiring daily dressing changes. Like many wounds, these come with a prescribed treatment protocol. First, is a non-adherent pad. Second is a good seal around the pad to prevent infection and to ensure that the dressing ointment (sterile petroleum jelly) stays in place. Typically, the surgical team will pack these wounds with non-adherent pads, maybe some gauze cushioning, and incredible amounts of Medipore tape. Some years ago, one of the practitioners introduced us to these "island" dressings, which can ultimately replace the pads, gauze, and tape. So, when caring for my husband's wounds, these have been a go-to after about a week of care to ensure all bleeding has stopped. They have a couple of advantages, the primary being that the sticky part is essentially like Medipore and does not damage or irritate skin. Important for anyone on blood thinners, with latex allergies, or any other sensitivities. The bandages are more comfortable than all the tape tape layers needed be applied and they hold well, even on short hair. In the case of this particular style product, I was looking for something longer that could be folded to fit the crease behind my husband's ear. This fit the bill, being rectangular in shape. I make several small slit cuts into the tape area to help with "sculpting" the bandage around the curve of the ear and they work perfectly and stand up to a night's sleep, wearing glasses, and other daily "stuff" that could affect adhesion and comfort. He finds it much more comfortable than the tape and pad approach. It's less obtrusive, as well, and removes easily. I use island dressing for all his significant wounds for these reasons and would recommend nothing else. What amazes me is that we have encountered quite a few medical professionals (ER, wound care nurses, derm nurses, and docs) who don't even know that such a thing exists and they wish their clinics stocked them. I wish that same thing.

Bandages work great, actual bandage size is probably closer to 4.5x4.5 for the 6x6 option, but that's plenty. The adhesive is STRONG, almost too strong. Taking this off hurt a TON. I needed to use this on my side, and it stuck amazing no matter what movements I was making, but I needed to douse the thing in water to take it off. Even with the water, the adhesive stuck extremely well. My main downside is the red marks this left. Since I had to borderline rip the bandage off, the adhesive left a large red square on my side. If not for that, this would be a 5 star bandage.

product came as described and at a good price

nice fit, nice and secure

Good product, sticks well, sometimes way too well- hard to remove. Watch the size listed, it doesn't match what was is delivered. First time order we got the 2x3.15" size (correct as listed), second time ordered we received a larger size, 2x3.5" which is too large for our intended use on the hand. They still list the smaller size, but now sending larger.

They are comfortable on and remove easily. I have sensitive skin but did not have an allergic reaction as another user. I am ordering some more today.