Tegaderm

Tegaderm is a transparent medical dressing manufactured by 3M.

Tegaderm transparent dressings can be used to cover and protect wounds and catheter sites.

Advantages of Tegaderm include its breathability and conformation to the skin such that it adheres in places such as the fingers and toes.

Buddy-strapping is a method of finger splinting that allows protected active movement in situations such as stable phalangeal fractures, undisplaced stable metacarpal fractures and ligamentous interphalangeal joint injuries.

[3] Tegaderm is also a popular means of protecting a newly received tattoo.

A Hickman line held fast by Tegaderm
Tegaderm is sometimes used to cover tattoos while they heal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]