Originally Posted by
Abu Jack
Thanks for the great advice! I am amazed at what a big difference Tegaderm made. I didn't have a piece big enough, so I just covered what I thought was the worst part. So, I had a side by side comparison of with and without. The without portion took an extra 4 days for the scab to fall off and the skin is much drier and uncomfortable. Would either overlapping sheets of tegaderm or applying them side by side work?
I'd overlap slightly, as little as possible.
Also, I tell riders not to forget the little scrapes. Riders naturally fix up just the big patches of road rash, but the little scrapes need attention too. They end up a real pain if you leave them alone. I'm talking even the real light road rash.
If you buy in bulk, through some vendor on Amazon, Tegaderm is quite inexpensive, usually $1 or so per patch.