Instead of making your boo boos better, these scary bandages look like they would make them worse. Stephen J. Shanabrook uses scalpel blades, pins, razors and glass shards to make Band-Aids that serve the opposite purpose they were created for.
The collection by Shanabrook is entitled, "Pain & Confections" and has the message "L.O.V.E. as a List of Vicarious Edges" written beside it. This scary artwork definitely would hurt to wear just as much as a broken heart would.
Razorbladed Bandages
Band-Aids Get a Gruesome Touch From Stephen J. Shanabrook
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