stackyFACTSMedical tape can sometimes be drastically more dangerous than the wound it covers. Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury occurs when the high-tech glue from surgical bandages binds stronger to the top layer of the epidermis than the skin cells bind to each other, literally peeling off the patient's skin upon removal.
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