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This is completely untrue. Hydrocolloid bandages (not just pimple patches) are used specifically for providing open wounds a better environment to heal than their natural environment. In any medical handbook or textbook, this is how they are described. Basic hydrocolloids have no ability to pierce pimples on their own.
NOT WORTH IT. A much better alternative for those heavy drainage wounds is a foam dressing like Mepilex. You get a lot of the same benefits but you can easily remove them without damage to the tissue. Plus, the foam cushions the wound against bumps and friction which is great for those really painful ones. 5.
HOW TO USE ONE: Always remember to patch-test with anything you put on your face, some people have reported irritation coming from the adhesive on the bandages but YMMV. If your pimple hasn’t come to a head, use a warm compress for a couple of minutes to coax it out. Clean the area.
Try Hydrocolloid bandages! My daughter delt with molluscum for over a year on her legs/butt. I covered every single bump with hydrocolloid bandages (big ones that covered multiple bumps, not the individual dot one) from CVS and replaced them about every night for maybe a week. They went away!
I have some large hydrocolloid bandages but I’ve never used them for HS before as I have seen mixed reviews about using them for draining HS wounds. Feeling pretty desperate for relief I slapped one on and now I’m kind of freaking out, I don’t want to make this worse. Anyone have experience with hydrocolloid bandages?
Hydrocolloid bandages are designed to be used to draw exudate from wounds- in the presence of moisture they will pull the moisture out and store it within the gel matrix in the bandage. So placing them on pimples that have not been opened will have limited effects. A sterile lancet (check your pharmacy diabetes care section, they're hella cheap ...
Pull up an edge of the bandage and use the qtip wth baby oil right between the bandage and my face over and over until it's off. It normally takes about 2 minutes and doesn't pull off the skin or scab at all. You're supposed to keep the hydrocolloid bandage on the open wound for as long as it takes to heal.
Reply. Award. luna-y-sol-. • 16 hr. ago. I really liked Dollar Trees Hydrocolloid bandages. Better than some of the name brand options for my HS flare ups. You get 10 for $1.25. 2.
It is the hydrocolloid bandage itself reacting and creating a matrix/barrier around the open wound. A lot of people on here act like they magically draw the puss from your pimple. Not the case. I’m my experience, however, they do seem to get pimples to a head quicker. Right.
The hydrocolloid bandages may work well on your heel, actually! Hydrocolloid bandages are pretty durable for a location like your heel. They draw out the moisture and allow it to heal more quickly than regular bandages, and they do sell some in larger sizes if you need it.