Telfa Non-Adherent Dressing, 3"x4", Box/100

What I need for dialysis for arm prep

Because I have lower leg edema, any injury (especially a skin tear) takes a long time to heal. Of course, it doesn't help I'm 63 and my skin is more fragile than it used to be. Yet, I remain quite active, sooooo.... scrapes and scratches and tears happen. Injuries mend faster if I wear compression stockings or sleeves regularly, but I need to keep a pad over the injury so it does not stick to the stocking. In the past I've tried all sizes and kinds and brands of bandaids, trimmed the adhesive to minimal, rotated positions daily, etc, but my skin would get irritated by the bandaid, latex-free or not. (altho I don't have a latex allergy) Disappointingly worse, bandaids would frequently stick to the injury and pull away some of the hard work my body did that day to heal and seal the injury. Sometimes the injury was worse at the end of the day than at the beginning. Not good.I've used these Telfa dressings on one lower shin injury so far, and I had none of the complications I'd experienced with regular bandaids. To start with, the paper pouch around the dressing is a cinch to open. Then, it's very easy to expose the adhesive on one side, position the dressing accurately, and then expose and stick the adhesive on the other edge of the dressing. Gotta tell you... it's like using a professional product. Well thought-out design! So easy to use!The "ouchless" surface next to the injury never pulled away new tissue, and neither the dressing nor the adhesive irritated my skin as ordinary bandaids had. It was such a fabulous difference.The adhesive did a superb job of keeping the large 3x4 dressing in place, even when I was wearing shorts and it was fully exposed (no compression stocking over it) to my day's activities. The tan color of these was a fairly good match for my skin tone, so, even though large, they did not stick out visually too badly. The injury healed nicely.As you can tell, I'm impressed with them. I now keep a couple handy in each camera pack and my daypacks, my typical activity accessories.

Fine product but hard to apply & get taped without help.

Excellent for post-surgical care.

They did not disclose the fact in the advertisement, that the product was packaged with latex rubber and my mom is extremely allergic to latex. The 8x3 size does not contain latex in the packing, so we were surprised that the 3x4 size is different. Also, the box came open, so how is this still sterile? I don't think it is and they have a non return policy. We are not happy.

They are really important in my everyday life being a diabetic , When ever I get a scratch from my pet dog who likes to jump or cut on my legs they cover a nice area and help keep infection from happing .Also I might ad that a small area of adhesive on the very sides of the bandage and not like a bandage , where the adhesive if used on your leg would become very hard to peel off and cause you to break the skin. And the small amount of adhesive allows air to help the bandage breathe to keep the bandage in place when using compression stockings and stays in place which helps. And it's not too much where it tears the skin being on Coumadin it makes the skin thin and it can tear the skin when removing the a regular Bandage .But this does not happen with these bandages . So they are a life saver for me. But I notice lately they are becoming harder to find or get . I believe they are discontinuing them which I sure hope this is not he case . Thank you mike

Works very well on not sticking to skin

I AM USING THIS PRODUCT TO COVER ALL THE SCARS THAT ARE IN THE HEALING PROCESS OF MY RECENT 4 SURGERIES ON MY FACE. I LOVE THE TELFA IN BEIGE BECAUSE IT BLENDS IN WITH MY COMPLEXTION BETTER THAN THE WHITE. I LOVE THE CUSHIONING BECAUSE IT PROTECTS MY STILL SENSITIVE SKIN BETTER, AND I ESPECIALLY LOVE THE TELFA WITH THE ADHESIVE JUST ON THE 2 SIDES AS IT HOLDS THE PATCH TO MY FACE WITHOUT THE USE OF TAPE THAT HAS IRITATEDED MY SKIN IN THE PAST. NOW IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE THEM WITH AIR CONDITIONING FOR THIS HOT SUMMER WEATHER I WILL LOVE THEM EVEN MORE. OH, I WISH I COULD HAVE FOUND THEM IN MY LOCAL DRUG STORES AS IT SEEMS TO TAKE A LONG TIME FOR THEM TO ARRIVE BY MAIL.DOROTHY from KANSAS CITY