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How to Make a Butterfly Bandage. A butterfly bandage is handy item when a wound has smooth
edges. It brings the edges of skin together and thus speeds up the healing. You will need
Scissors and adhesive tape. Step 1. Cut off a piece of tape that is about 1" in length.
Step 2. Fold the piece of tape in half so that the non-sticky sides are against one
another. Step 3. Cut a small triangular notch on one side of the tape, beginning about a
quarter of the way down from the folded edge and cut angling up toward—but not all the
way to—the center of the folded edge. Step 4. Repeat on the other side, cutting a triangular
notch that matches the one you just cut. Step 5. Unfold the tape so the sticky side is facing
up. The tape should look like it has a bow-tie shape in the middle. Step 6. Fold the center
flaps across the middle of tape, sticky side in, so they overlap. This will prevent the
adhesive from sitting directly on top of the wound. Step 7. Apply the bandage by sticking
one end of the tape on one side of the wound, gently holding the edges of the wound together,
pulling the tape across the wound, and sticking its other end in place. The narrow middle
of the tape should be positioned over the edges of the wound. Step 8. If the wound is
long, make and apply as many butterfly bandages as needed along its length. Did you know The
wings of butterflies and moths are actually transparent.