I'm allergic to adhesives in band-aids - what are my options for wound care?

Self adhesive bandag: There are options such as self adhesive bandages. Best is to have a patch test with an allergist and find if you are allergic to latex or the adhesive and make more informed decisions on what to avoid.

Adhesives : Allergies to wound products are not uncommon. There are dressings that have silicon as the 'adhesive' and patients have very little reaction to these dressings. Another way to dress a wound is to wrap the entire affair in a roll of gauze and then use tape on the gauze and not the skin.

Gauze: You could your sterile gauze and cover it with roll gauze and secure it with tape. Avoid applying the tape directly on the skin. Place the tape on the bandage.

Guaze: You should use dry sterile guaze next to your skin so that you do not develop rashes from the adhesives. Make sure to put tape on the guaze to secure it in place and not onto the skin.

Other products: You can use veil, mepitel, foam products and then cover with soft kling. Cover this with tubigrip.