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How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

We've all had little cuts on our fingertips.

They are annoying because they hurt every time you touch something with your finger.

These cuts are often the result of a sharp kitchen knife.

To protect your finger, you must put on a bandage. The problem is that at the end of the finger, the bandage does not hold well.

Here is the trick to make the bandage stay in place much longer:

1. Take a medium or large bandage

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

Contents
  • 1. Take a medium or large bandage
  • 2. Cut in the middle of each self-adhesive tabs
  • 3. Place the dressing over the cut with the sticky end towards your nail and cross the 2 strips over each other in opposite directions
  • 4. On the other side of the finger, fold the other 2 strips over the top of the finger
  • 5. Make sure the 2 strips go well over the first two so that it holds well
  • 6. There you go, the bandage will last much longer with this method :-)
  • Result

2. Cut in the middle of each self-adhesive tabs

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

3. Place the bandage over the cut with the sticky end towards your nail and cross the 2 strips over each other in the opposite direction

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

4. On the other side of the finger, fold the other 2 strips over the top of the finger

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

5. Make sure the 2 strips go well over the first two so that it holds well

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

6. There you go, the bandage will last much longer with this method :-)

How to Make a Bandage Stick on Your Fingertip Longer.

This method works much better than simply putting the bandage over the cut.

Result

And now, the bandage will last much longer on the fingertip :-)

Very practical if your child has cut himself!