Do adhesive Band-Aids really work on injuries?

They provide cover for the injury and therefore protect from further injury - this aids healing; Prevent infection of the wound and so promote healing; Provide an antiseptic to clean and control minor infections in the wound, again help to heal. read more

In the early years Band-Aids made use of cotton-based surgical tapes on which the gauze pad was embedded. These Band-Aids often failed to remain on the wound as contractions of the skin on which they were attached, human perspiration and muscular contractions would cause the tape to fail and fall away from the wound. read more