The Forgotten Wound Closure That Could Save a Life! Before stitches, there were butterfly closures. Civil War medics and homesteaders used this method to pull wound edges together without surgery—and it still works today. Here’s how to do it at home: 🔹 Cut tape into strips with wide ends narrow center 🔹 Coat skin with honey or tincture of benzoin 🔹 Apply strips across the wound to seal edges 💡 Holds surprisingly well—and could mean the difference between healing and infection in an emergency

How to stitch, staple, strip, or glue a wound closed

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