Waterproof alternative to Band-Aids?

"Mark P" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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healing process any favors either. After a week of this, today I put some large Band-Aids over the
scabs hoping to at least shield them from the

water

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drag, but these lasted only about 200 yards before peeling off themselves. Has anyone come up with
a good solution to this problem? It seems like I need something that will wrap entirely around the
forearm and fit snugly

if

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I expect it to stay on through several thousand yards of swimming.

Have you tried the liquid Band-Aid stuff? I've not used it yet, but used a similar product years ago
called NewSkin or Nu-Skin, or something like that. It was breathable, waterproof and carried an
antiseptic - worked quite well.

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About a week ago I scraped up my elbow/forearm pretty well on a sidewalk and since then a couple
scabs have formed. When I swim these scabs become very soft and, worse, a loose edge invariably
catches on the water resistance and over the course of an hour they start to peel away from my
skin to a significant and uncomfortable degree. I suspect this isn't doing the healing process any
favors either. After a week of this, today I put some large Band-Aids over the scabs hoping to at
least shield them from the water drag, but these lasted only about 200 yards before peeling off
themselves. Has anyone come up with a good solution to this problem? It seems like I need
something that will wrap entirely around the forearm and fit snugly if I expect it to stay on
through several thousand yards of swimming.

In another context (road rash from motorcycle accidents), I have read that keeping wounds moist
during healing (with creams and the like) actually results in less scarring.

If you want to bandage it, you could try duct tape over gauze. :-) I have been using duct tape over
a wart on my foot after reading a news report late last year on a medical study that concluded that
it was as effective as liquid nitrogen treatment. I've noticed that the duct tape stays on pretty
well in the water, as long as it was originally applied to dry, clean skin.

(I am not a doctor, so take this advice with a grain of salt.)

Mark P says...

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Has anyone come up with a good solution to this problem? It seems like I need something that will
wrap entirely around the forearm and fit snugly if I expect it to stay on through several
thousand yards of swimming.

3M makes a line of waterproof bandages called Nexcare, which you should find in the store in the
same area as the regular Band-Aids. I've used them for swimming, and they work.

The only question is whether they make them big enough for what you want. Here's what I found
at 3m.com:

3M Nexcare Waterproof Bandages, Knee and Elbow 582-10 Waterproof Bandages, Knee and Elbow; 2-3/8
inch x 3-1/2 inch, 10 Bandages/box

"Mark P" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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About a week ago I scraped up my elbow/forearm pretty well on a sidewalk

and

Quoted message said:

since then a couple scabs have formed. When I swim these scabs become

very

Quoted message said:

soft and, worse, a loose edge invariably catches on the water resistance

and

Quoted message said:

over the course of an hour they start to peel away from my skin to a significant and uncomfortable
degree. I suspect this isn't doing the healing process any favors either. After a week of this,
today I put some large Band-Aids over the scabs hoping to at least shield them from the

water

Quoted message said:

drag, but these lasted only about 200 yards before peeling off themselves. Has anyone come up with
a good solution to this problem? It seems like I need something that will wrap entirely around the
forearm and fit snugly

if

Quoted message said:

I expect it to stay on through several thousand yards of swimming.

Thanks, Mark

Thanks for the many good suggestions. By now my condition has improved considerably but I'll keep
all of this in mind for the (inevitable) future injury.

I have used a thick coat of Desitin (the white diaper rash cream) on wounds before and it
worked for me.

Marianne

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"Mark P" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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healing process any favors either. After a week of this, today I put

some

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large Band-Aids over the scabs hoping to at least shield them from the

water

Quoted message said:

drag, but these lasted only about 200 yards before peeling off

themselves.

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Has anyone come up with a good solution to this problem? It seems like

I

Quoted message said:

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need something that will wrap entirely around the forearm and fit snugly

if

Quoted message said:

I expect it to stay on through several thousand yards of swimming.

Have you tried the liquid Band-Aid stuff? I've not used it yet, but used

a

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similar product years ago called NewSkin or Nu-Skin, or something like

that.

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It was breathable, waterproof and carried an antiseptic - worked quite

well.