I had a BandAid brand bandage on my leg, normally I don't use BandAid brand because I like other brands better. Anyway, it hurt REALLY bad while the bandage was on, I figured it was the sore I was covering, but when I took the BandAid off there were little blisters (most were broken) around where the edges of the BandAid were, the center of where the sticky part was is fine, but you could literaly observe the outline of the BandAid. it was red and raw-looking kinda. It was red and puffy and hurt really, really bad against my pants. Other brands of badages have never done this to me. Any idea what it could be? (Other than latex allergy, I'm already looking into that) Maybe something in the adhesive?



Thanks!

No, you the bulk likely aren't allergic to the bandaid- not in the same sense as you will be allergic to a food or something. What you have is sensitive skin, and the adhesive in the bandage is just too strong for your skin. The longer a bandage is in place without being changed, the more likely you're to rip off hide when you eradicate it. The adhesive cuts off some of the air supply the the skin underneath, and sort of bonds to the dead skin layer. When you eradicate it, you take all that away, down to the new skin underneath- a little ahead of the scheduled rate. I have the same problem, not just with Band-Aid brand, but with all of them, worse yet with the one's that are water resistant. All the medical tapes take my skin off, and the best I can do is use the paper tape. If I have to use one for some reason, I make certainly to alteration it everyday, and alteration the direction it goes in if I can. When you try to take it off, obtain a Vitamin E gelcap, poke a hole it it, and spread it over the sticky part. Let it sit a few minutes to loosen up the goo, and soothe the skin underneath. Most periods it comes off easier and with less of "you" attached. Then use the rest of it on the newly laid bare skin to aid heal it and avoid the ouchy part. That's the best technique I've found to deal with the problem. It's a common problem I've had with elderly patients as well, since their skin is usually very thin and easy to tear.

Chances are that you're allergic to the latex in the band help itself. Do you have any allergies to shellfish? This is associated to the latex allergy, a lot times people have a combination of these two types of allergies.



If you do have the latex allergy, you may also be allergic to latex gloves and latex condoms.



You should go to an allergist for a series of skin tests, just to be certainly what is going on.



If it does turn out that you have latex and shellfish allergies, you even have to be careful taking a amazing many vitamins and minerals, and they can be produced with shellfish items and iodine; which is part of the problem.



Please obtain tested so you will not have further problems.

I'm allergic to the adhesive too. I have to use the hypoallergenic bandaids, which cost more =o(