Don’t apply the butterfly stitch lengthwise, and make sure the middle of the bandage goes across the wound. Place the butterfly stitches about 1/8 of an inch apart, and use as many as needed ...

Tayma, 9, struggles with the most severe version of Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare, agonizing disorder that causes skin to ...

Butterfly stitches are narrow adhesive bandages that may be used to close small, shallow cuts. They shouldn’t be used for large, gaping wounds or cuts that won’t stop bleeding. Learn how and ...

Steri-Strips are also called butterfly stitches or butterfly bandages when they are thin in the middle and have two wide, sticky areas at each end, like the wings of a butterfly. But not all Steri ...

If you've ever attempted to stick a butterfly bandage to freshly sanitized skin—or, say, tried to tape together a beach ball covered in salty ocean water—you know the limitations of adhesives ...

Kailee was thrilled to share her new at-home suture kit, showing how it could be used by demonstrating on a tomato. After receiving a comment suggesting she use butterfly bandages instead, she ...

It was a bumpy start for Pope Francis on his final day in Colombia, when he hit his head against the bar of the Popemobile as it was travelling down the street.

A butterfly bandage worn by Chone Figgins on his left forearm during the baseball season is meant to keep his Florida-based family close to his heart. But that’s just the surface of a deeper ...

Pretty much the only thing Christina Potts Whipkey remembers about her daughter’s surgery nine years ago is the butterfly. The black and white insect, complete with hearts on its wings, was hand ...

Irish researchers are investigating if “spray on, wash off” bandages will be a viable alternative to those currently used by people suffering from the genetic skin condition Epidermolysis ...