From a very young age, many people have learned to count on plastic wound coverings to help cover cuts and mend scrapes; these inventive high-tech healing bandages are taking it one step further.
Having a first aid kit handy is always a good idea, as you never know what could happen going about your daily life. Being prepared for small injuries will make your life easier. Whether you seem to be accident-prone, or happen to have children who roughhouse when they play, these high-tech healing bandages will save the day and -- in some cases, maybe even a life!
From shape-shifting cut covers to small injuries in awkward places, to migraine-treating bandages for headaches that won't go away, you can count on these wound dressings to make you feel better.
55 High-Tech Healing Bandages
From Electric Voltage Bandaids to Carbon-Based Band-Aids:
Jessica Marren — May 17, 2013 — Life-Stages
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Bikini Camo
ScarArt Tattoos Help Beach Body Blues for Women With Scars
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Battered Ballerina Skate Decks
Henry Leutwyler's Skateboards Depict Grace and Grit
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Color-Coded Cure Branding
Help Remedies Packaging Maintains a Cute and Coherent Image
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Heartbreak Healing Supplies
The ‘I Will Survive Kit' Helps Battle the Break-Up
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Golden Bandage Editorials
The Flair Magazine October 2012 Photoshoot Stars Eniko Mihalik
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Knee-High Gladiator Pumps
Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2013 Footwear is Grecian
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Invisible Bandages
The 'Chameleon Bandageis' is Designed to Blend into Your Skin
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Candy Scabs
Lick Your Wounds
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Clawed Clip Bandages
The ITClamp Plugs Serious Wounds to Stop Excessive Bleeding
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Charitable Bandages
Proceeds From the Cynthia Rowley Band-Aids Go to Design Ignites Change
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Ellis Interal Bandage Accelerates Patient Recovery
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Hurt Hand Branding
Boots First Aid Packaging Appeals to the Patient and Not the Nurse
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High Class Bandages
Luxury Band Aids Doll up Wounds with a Touch of Elegance
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Emotional Band-Aids
The WTF Bandages Let You Share Your Thoughts Even When You're Hurt
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Glamorous Designer Bandages
Brandages are a Chic Way to Cover Up a Wound
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Phone Bandage Stickers
The ‘Antenn-Aid' for the iPhone 4 Can't Fix the Antenna P
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Band-Aid Carpets
Ricardo Garza Marcos Creates Bandage-Inspired Rugs
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Geek-Inspired Bright Bandages
The 'Bully Proof' Band Aid Art Series is Seriously Adorable
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Adhesive Bandage Art
Kristina Bell Ditullo Fixes Up Some Clever Art Boards With Band-Aids
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Shape-Shifting Cut Covers
The AmoeBAND Takes Cues from Nature for a Natural Fit
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Band-Aid Engagement Rings
Declaring Your Love (for First Aid) With Romantic Bandages
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Bandaged Body Gloves
Irina Lazareanu Works it Incognito in ‘Play' for QVEST #49
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Color-Changing Bandages
Fraunhofer Researchers Develop Dressing that Signals Infection
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Abnormally Big Bandages
The Interpolis Healthcare Ads Illustrate the Overinsured
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Anti-Aging Neck Braces
The Karakuri Neck Charm Reduces Sagging Skin with a Bandage-Like Adhesive
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Floor Bandages
The Band Aid Rug Covers Imperfections Just like a Wound
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Electronic Bandage Printers
The Band-Aid Printer Uses Tech to Cover Skinned Knees
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Meaty Cut Covers
These Bacon Strips Adhesive Bandages Help Cure Minor Chops
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Electric Voltage Bandaids
The Shock Tech Bandage is an Alternative Pain Management Method
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Friendly Bear First Aid
The PolarAid Kit Aims to Help its Human Users and a Population of Animals
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Bandaged Lace-Up Pumps
Elizabeth and James Booties Have Come to Your Fashion Rescue
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Painless Baby-Friendly Bandaids
The Quick-Release Medical Tape Peels Away from the Skin Easily
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Iconic Televsion Show Mashups
The 'Breaking Ned' by AKADoom is Hilarious
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Tech-Savvy Bandages
The Band-Aid Muppet App is a Fun Way to Heal
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Light Bandages to Cure Cancer
Portable Photodynamic Therapy Makes Treatment Easier
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Carbon-Based Band-Aids
The Graphene Bandage Has Built-In Bacteria Barriers
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Ritzy Bandage Bling
The Toby Jones 'Bandaid' Ring is a Fabulous Accessory Oddity
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Story-Telling Healers
The What Happened Bandages from Urban Outfitters Makes Your Cuts Cool
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Gross Illustrated Band-Aids
Scabs Bandages Put Maggots and Spiders on Your Sores
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Self-Explanatory Band-Aids
These 'What Happened' Bandages Will Keep Accidents Hush Hush
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Leather Band-Aids
Scott Amron's Badass Black Bandages for Fashionable First Aid
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Bacon Bandages
Sexy and Delicious
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Facial Hair Healers
The Mustache Bandages Make Being Hurt Fun
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Cry Baby Cover Ups
Add Insult to Injury with the Cry About It Bandages
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Shakespearean Insult Bandages
Add Insult to Injury with These Awesome Bandages
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Duct Tape Band Aids
Manly First Aid by 3M Nexcare
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Boxer Band-Aids
These Underpants Bandages by NeatoShop are Shaped Like Tighty-Whities
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High-Tech Bandages
The Heart Nanopatch Provides a Scaffold for Natural Tissue Rebuild
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Bejeweled Cut Covers
The Bling Bandages Help Heal Wounds in a Stylish Way
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Funky Facial Hair Bandages
Disguise Your Injuries with These Wacky Moustache Bandages
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Customized Band-Aids
The Long and Short Plaster Acts Like a Tape Dispenser
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Buttery Baguette Band-Aids
The Toast Bandages Will Cover Up Cuts With Carbs
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Presidental Medical Gear
These Abraham Lincoln Bandages are Nostalgic
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Migraine-Treating Bandages
The Zelrix Migraine Patch Fights Migraines With Electric Medication
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Miracle Marrow-Registering Bandaids
Help Remedies Bandages Make Registering Convenient For You
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