allergy?

[derien]

I had a burn last Saturday and I put a band-aid over it (to hold on some Doctor Burt's Comfrey Ointment, which seemed to work great).  I think I took the second band-aid off on either Sunday or Monday, and I've been watching all week to see when the mark from the band-aid glue would go away.  It's still there.  It's finally no longer pink, but the outlines of both the band-aids are still visible, a pale brownish, and the skin is dry and finely wrinkled.  The place where the band-aid glue was looks exactly like the healing burn, in fact.  Now, I know I have sensitive skin, but this seems a bit ridiculous.  Is there such a thing as hypoallergenic band-aids?  I've never noticed.  But I've also never noticed this effect before.  And no, it's not the Burt's, it's clearly only where the glue was, not where the pad of the band-aid was. 

(I'm mainly just recording this because I don't want to forget and use these Hannaford band-aids again.  In fact, I should cut this.)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I've often had problems with band aids in general ...
LTA

[derien.livejournal.com]

I don't feel so bad compared to one girl I work with. She has huge dark brown discolorations from medical patches which were put on her by a doctor over a month ago!