Duct tape enters the healthcare arena

[SadieKate]

Just what the man in your life might want:

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp152867_333181_sespider/nexcare/duct_tape_bandage_one_size.htm

[Eagle-Eye]

Oh, brother!

I do have to admit that I have used duct tape on my feet on hiking trips. It is sometimes the only way to keep moleskin to stay when your feet get really sweaty.

[bike4ever]

I've used duct tape on my son's plantar warts - worked fine.

[Brina]

my dh has always said duct tape can be used for everything.

[Blueberry]

Wonder whether this could be used for the blister that resulted from wearing new shoes to a first day on a job (I know better, really I do...). It popped before I realized it was there, so it's open. Darn thing is where every shoe I own except flip flops hits it, and it's currently keeping me off the bike b/c I can't get my shoes on. GRRR.....Anybody have any other suggestions?

[DirtDiva]

Blisters suck. Hope it heals soon.

One for the duct tape aficionado... (http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/5f21/)

[alpinerabbit]

"Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together."
- Carl Zwanzig

[roughingit]

I'd use those! I just had to do emergency surgery to my shoes because I'd worn through the padding in the heels (again) and they were making my heals bleed. I slap bandaids on my heels to keep this from happening, but sometimes they don't stay in place well. I bet those would be much stronger!

[margo49]

Oh so kewl and sexy! ;)

[Aint Doody]

Bandaid make a wonderful Blister Bandaid. They stick and stay and help you to heal, too. And they're sorta padded so they help with pain. I keep them in my golf bag, my ski bag, and my house!

[fixedgeargirl]

My personal favorite bandages (http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1224&dc=froogle) :p

[Blueberry]

and they work reasonably well. The blister is on the inside of the foot - behind the big toe. Regular bandages wouldn't stick and *everything* hits there except flip flops (not gonna work for the office). These guys are stick all over - there is no pad. They didn't stick as well to the foot as I had hoped - they're making it about 24 hours, instead of the "days" they're advertised as. I also worry that they're pulling off healing tissue when they come off.

That said - it was instant relief from pain (both from the air and shoes) - they seem to protect and pad well. But...I dont' think healing is as quick as the normal antibiotic ointment and bandaid route...