Butterfly skin-closure adhesive strip

Butterfly skin-closure adhesive strips are small, narrow strips of flexible material with a pressure-sensitive adhesive on one side and wing-shaped ends designed to hold the edges of a superficial wound together. They are used clinically to approximate wound edges without sutures, promoting healing of minor cuts or lacerations by providing gentle, non-invasive closure.

These devices are intended for single use and are typically supplied as sterile or non-sterile over-the-counter products. They do not contain medication and are regulated based on their function as mechanical wound approximators, with classification depending on the jurisdiction but generally falling under low-risk categories for external use.