How to Apply Micropore Tape

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Wash your skin with a mild soap and pat it dry.. Cut a length of tape that covers your bandage completely, if applicable.. Stick the tape to your skin evenly without pulling it.

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1

Wash your skin with a mild soap and pat it dry.

Step 1

Wash your skin with a mild soap and pat it dry.

2

Cut a length of tape that covers your bandage completely, if applicable.

Step 2

Cut a length of tape that covers your bandage completely, if applicable.

3

Stick the tape to your skin evenly without pulling it.

Step 3

Stick the tape to your skin evenly without pulling it.

4

Rub it firmly into place by applying slight pressure.

Step 4

Rub it firmly into place by applying slight pressure.

5

Avoid wrapping tape entirely around a limb.

Step 5

Avoid wrapping tape entirely around a limb.

6

Loosen the tape if the area it's covering starts to swell.

Step 6

Loosen the tape if the area it's covering starts to swell.

7

Ask your doctor how long to leave the tape in place.

Step 7

Ask your doctor how long to leave the tape in place.

8

Start at an edge of the tape and loosen it slightly.

Step 8

Start at an edge of the tape and loosen it slightly.

9

Lift the tape slowly in the direction that your hair is growing.

Step 9

Lift the tape slowly in the direction that your hair is growing.

10

Keep the tape low as you remove it to reduce irritation.

Step 10

Keep the tape low as you remove it to reduce irritation.

11

Use a medical grade adhesive remover if you're having trouble.

Step 11

Use a medical grade adhesive remover if you're having trouble.

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